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On Knowledge - From William Blake

The writings of great philosophers are often addressed to our rationality but sometimes they are not. Many facets of reality cannot be comprehended by the brain and so we need to have experiences rather than thoughts. The words are then intended to be absorbed by our heart or intuition or by our spirit.

Thus William Blake wrote:

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"Knowledge is not by deduction, but Immediate by Perception or sense at once.
Christ addresses himself to the man, not to his reason. Plato did not bring Life &
Immortality to Light. Jesus only did this... Jesus supposes every Thing to be
Evident to the Child & to the Poor & Unlearned. Such is the Gospel."

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Copyright - John Peirson 2000
Keywords - Knowledge, spirit, perception, Jesus, gospel