Quote by Voltaire

We are intelligent beings: intelligent beings cannot have been formed by a crude, blind, insensible being: there is certainly some difference between the ideas of Newton and the dung of a mule. Newton's intelligence, therefore, came from another intelligence

We are intelligent beings: intelligent beings cannot have be

Summary

This quote suggests that as intelligent beings, humans cannot have been created by a mindless and unfeeling entity. It highlights the stark contrast between the intellectual prowess of individuals like Newton and the excrement of a mule, indicating that intelligence can only be derived from a superior intelligence. In other words, the existence of highly intelligent individuals like Newton implies the existence of an even more intelligent being responsible for our creation.

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