Truth Does Not Become More True By

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.

To The Totality Of Purposes Of The Perfect Law There Belong The Abandonment, Depreciation, And Restraint Of Desires In So Far As Possible.

That Which Is Produced With Intention Has Passed Over From Non-existence To Existence.

Your Purpose...should Always Be To Know...the Whole That Was Intended To Be Known.

You Will Certainly Not Doubt The Necessity Of Studying Astronomy And Physics, If You Are Desirous Of Comprehending The Relation Between The World And Providence As It Is In Reality, And Not According To Imagination.