Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter.

The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by

Summary

In this quote, Thomas Jefferson expresses his skepticism towards the belief in Jesus' miraculous conception and birth. He predicts that in the future, people will view the story of Jesus' birth in a similar manner to the mythical tale of Minerva's emergence from Jupiter's mind. Jefferson implies that as scientific understanding progresses, religious narratives involving supernatural events will be relegated to the realm of folklore and legend.

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