Right here, it may be well enough to remark, that all the monuments and festivals in the world are not sufficient to establish an impossible event. No amount of monumental testimony, no amount of living evidence, can substantiate a miracle. The monument only proves the belief of the builders.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Physical monuments and gatherings cannot prove supernatural events; they only show people believed in them.
- In plain terms
- Monuments prove belief not miracles.
- What can you take from it?
- Belief does not prove truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as evidence for you?
- Can belief create truth?
Another view
It dismisses the cultural value of monuments.
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