Till Then We Shall Be Content To Admit Openly, What You (religionists)
Whisper Under Your Breath Or Hide In Technical Jargon, That The Ancient
Secret Is A Secret Still
Till then we shall be content to admit openly, what you (religionists)
whisper under your breath or hide in technical jargon, that the ancient
secret is a secret still; that man knows nothing of the Infinite and
Absolute; and that, knowing nothing, he had better not be dogmatic about
his ignorance. And, meanwhile, we will endeavour to be as charitable as
possible, and whilst you trumpet forth officially your contempt for our
skepticism, we will at least try to believe that you are imposed upon
by your own bluster.
-- Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), "An agnostic's Apology",
-- Fortnightly Review, 1876
