Quote by Hippocrates

Men think epilepsy divine, merely because they do not understand it. But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why, there would be no end to divine things.

Men think epilepsy divine, merely because they do not unders

Summary

This quote highlights the tendency of humans to attribute divine significance to things that they cannot comprehend. The speaker, referencing epilepsy as an example, suggests that people label phenomena like this as divine simply because they lack an understanding of it. However, the quote also points out the subjective nature of divine interpretation, highlighting that if everything that was not understood were deemed divine, there would be an infinite number of divine things. It serves as a reminder to not hastily assign divine meaning to unknown phenomena but rather seek rational explanations.

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By Hippocrates

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