Fear in sooth holds so in check all mortals, becasue thay see many operations go on in earth and heaven, the causes of which they can in no way understand, believing them therefore to be done by power divine. for these reasons when we shall have seen that nothing can be produced from nothing, we shall then more correctly ascertain that which we are seeking, both the elements out of which every thing can be produced and the manner in which every thing can be produced in which all things are done without the hands of the gods. Titus Lucretius Carus
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For all the efforts people put in to understanding the universe, they will always be left behind in many ways. The universe is so much bigger than them. The reality is that they will never comprehend the process that brings about the things in this world. While they may believe that what they do affects their world, in the end it doesn’t. So in time, people will discover that everything in this world can be explained better by referring to other worldly explanations.

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