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Quotation from A Theologico-Political Treatise by Baruch Spinoza
“We have shown that Scripture does not teach philosophy, but merely obedience, and that all it contains has been adapted to the understanding and established opinions of the multitude.”
A Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapter XV, trans. R. H. M. Elwes
The basis of Spinoza's argument that theology and philosophy have separate domains.
Citation: "We have shown that Scripture does not teach philosophy, but merely obedience, and that all it contains has been adapted to the understanding and established opinions of the multitude." — Baruch Spinoza, A Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapter XV, trans. R. H. M. Elwes. (id spinoza-theologico-political-treatise-q5)
Portrait: Spinoza, anonymous, Public domain.
