Quid est aliud de philosophia tractare, nisi verae religionis, qua summa et principalis omnium rerum causa, Deus, et humiliter colitur, et rationabiliter investigatur, regulas exponere? Conficitur inde, veram esse philosophiam veram religionem, conversimque veram religionem esse veram philosophiam.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Philosophy is discussing the rules of true religion, which worships and investigates God. Thus true philosophy is true religion, and vice versa.
- In plain terms
- True philosophy and true religion are the same thing.
- What can you take from it?
- Philosophy and religion share the same truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are philosophy and religion truly identical?
- How do they investigate God?
Another view
In practice, philosophy and religion often diverge significantly.
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