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God Is Identical With His Attributes, So That It May Be Said That He Is The Knowledge, The Knower, And The Known.

For It Is Said, "you Shall Strengthen The Stranger And The Dweller In Your Midst And Live With Him," That Is To Say, Strengthen Him Until He Needs No Longer Fall Upon The Mercy Of The Community Or Be In Need.

First Theory . There Is No Providence At All For Anything In The Universe; All Parts Of The Universe, The Heavens And What They Contain, Owe Their Origin To Accident And Chance; There Exists No Being That Rules And Governs Them Or Provides For Them. This Is The Theory Of Epicurus.

Astrology Is Not An Art, It Is A Disease.

An Ignorant Man Believes That The Whole Universe Only Exists For Him: As If Nothing Else Required Any Consideration. If, Therefore, Anything Happens To Him Contrary To His Expectation, He At Once Concludes That The Whole Universe Is Evil. If, However, He Would Take Into Consideration The Whole Universe, Form An Idea Of It, And Comprehend What A Small Portion He Is Of The Universe, He Will Find The Truth. There Are Many ... Passages In The Books Of The Prophets Expressing The Same Idea.