“ We must not judge of truth by miracles, but of miracles by truth. ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | truth |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“for the folly of men goes perhaps to the length of martyrdom, for those which the Turks believe by tradition, but not for those which they have seen.
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The heretics have always attacked these three marks, which they have not.
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First objection: "An angel from heaven. [349] We must not judge of truth by miracles, but of miracles by truth. Therefore the miracles are useless."
Now they are of use, and they must not be in opposition to the truth. Therefore what Father Lingende [350] has said, that "God will not permit that a miracle may lead into error...."”
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