Moses Maimonides
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Jewish philosopher and physician (1138 to 1204), also a rabbinic authority; born in Cordova, Spain, and settled in Fustat, Egypt; author of the Mishneh Torah…
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7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach (opens korrents.com)
“Know that for the human mind there are certain objects of perception which are within the scope of its nature and capacity; on the other hand, there are, amongst things which actually exist, certain objects which the…”
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God is truly described only by negations; positive attributes misdescribe God (opens korrents.com)
“Know that the negative attributes of God are the true attributes: they do not include any incorrect notions or any deficiency whatever in reference to God, while positive attributes imply polytheism, and are…”
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The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively (opens korrents.com)
“But the Eternity of the Universe has not been proved; a mere argument in favour of a certain theory is not sufficient reason for rejecting the literal meaning of a Biblical text, and explaining it figuratively, when…”
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The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach (opens korrents.com)