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of science, be it astronomy, medicine, physics, magic, or charm-making, we offer proof of prophecy
based
on his own branch of science.
The man who verbally professes belief in prophecy, but equates the prescriptions of
the revealed
scriptures with philosophical wisdom, really disbelieves in prophecy and believes only
in a certain
philosopher whose influence draws adherents. This is not prophecy at all. On the contrary, faith in
prophecy
is to acknowledge the existence of a sphere beyond reason; into this sphere an eye penetrates
whereby
man apprehends special objects-of-apprehension. From these reason is excluded in the same way as the
hearing is excluded from apprehending colors and sight from apprehending sounds and all the senses
from
apprehending the objects of reason.
If our opponent does not admit this, we have given a demonstration that a
supra-rational sphere is
based
on his own branch of science.
The man who verbally professes belief in prophecy, but equates the prescriptions of
the revealed
scriptures with philosophical wisdom, really disbelieves in prophecy and believes only
in a certain
philosopher whose influence draws adherents. This is not prophecy at all. On the contrary, faith in
prophecy
is to acknowledge the existence of a sphere beyond reason; into this sphere an eye penetrates
whereby
man apprehends special objects-of-apprehension. From these reason is excluded in the same way as the
hearing is excluded from apprehending colors and sight from apprehending sounds and all the senses
from
apprehending the objects of reason.
If our opponent does not admit this, we have given a demonstration that a
supra-rational sphere is