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were true, it would not have escaped the notice of these men since they are


so precise in this science‟. Thus, after becoming acquainted by hearsay
with their unbelief and denial of religion, he draws the conclusion that the
truth is the denial and rejection of religion. How many have I seen who err
from the truth because of this high opinion of the philosophers and without
any other basis!

Against them one may argue: `The man who excels in one art does not
necessarily excel in every art. It⁻is not necessary that the man who excels in
law and theology should excel in medicine, nor that the man who is ignorant
of intellectual speculations should be ignorant of grammar. Rather, every art
has people who have obtained excellence and preeminence in it, even
though stupidity and ignorance may characterize them in other arts. The
arguments in elementary matters of mathematics are demonstrative
whereas those in theology (or metaphysics) are based on conjecture. This
point is clear to those who have studied the matter deeply for themselves‟.