I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
I hope you enjoy these today. Here’s his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
Have a great Wednesday, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
Excellent quotes! The first one is my favorite. Not so sure about the mathematics one, but math is practical.
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Yeah, he had a tough time of it. He had all kinds of trouble with the church at that time.
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I can imagine. It must’ve taken courage.
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