Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that… - Denis Diderot

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Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.

Denis Diderot

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Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.

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Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things. - Denis Diderot

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