Supposing you knew - not by sight or by instinct, but by sheer intellectual knowledge, as I know the truth of a mathematical proposition - that what we call empty space was full, crammed. Not with lumps of what we call matter like hills and houses, but with things as real - as real to the mind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Imagine empty space as being filled with real things known through intellectual understanding rather than sight.
- In plain terms
- Space is full of real things you can know mentally.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust intellectual knowledge over sensory perception.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you know without seeing?
- Is space truly empty?
Another view
This concept can be difficult to visualize.
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