Excerpt from The Unknown The framework of this book is essentially scientific. 1 shall put aside, in principle, all things that appear to me not to have been clearly certified either by experience or obsor vation. Many people say, What is the use of seeking? You will find nothing. Such things are God's secrets, which He keeps to Himself. There always have been people who liked ignorance better than knowledge. By this kind of reasoning (had men acted upon it) nothing would ever have been known in' this world, and more than ...
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Excerpt from The Unknown The framework of this book is essentially scientific. 1 shall put aside, in principle, all things that appear to me not to have been clearly certified either by experience or obsor vation. Many people say, What is the use of seeking? You will find nothing. Such things are God's secrets, which He keeps to Himself. There always have been people who liked ignorance better than knowledge. By this kind of reasoning (had men acted upon it) nothing would ever have been known in' this world, and more than once it has been ap plied to astronomical researches. It is the mode of reason ing adopted by those who do not care to think for themselves, and who confide to directors (so-called) the charge of con trolling their consciences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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