Hath God obliged himself not to exceed the bounds of our knowledge?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Montaigne questions whether God limits divine action to human understanding.
- In plain terms
- Does God act only within what we can understand?
- What can you take from it?
- Question if reality fits human knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can we know?
- Is God limited?
Another view
The question is unanswerable by reason.
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