Though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is… - Joseph Glanvill

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Though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is no absolute Infallibility; there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry.

Joseph Glanvill

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Joseph Glanvill FRS (1636 – 4 November 1680) was an English writer, philosopher, and clergyman.

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