培根散文隨筆集第16章：Of Atheism 論無神論（中英對照）
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16 of atheism 論無神論
i had rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the talmud, and the alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. and therefore, god never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it it is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringelh men's minds about to religion: for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further: but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to providence, and deity. nay, even mat school which is most accused of atheism, doth most demonstrate religion; that is, the school of leucippus, and democritus, and epicurus.
我寧愿相信《金傳》，《塔爾木經》及可蘭經中的一切寓言，而不愿相信這宇宙底體構是沒有一個主宰的精神的。同此，上帝從沒有創造奇跡以服無神論，因為神所造的日常的一切就足以駁倒無神論了。一點點兒哲學使人傾向于無神論，這是真的；但是深究哲理，使人心又轉回到宗教去.因為當一個人底精神專注意許多不相聯貫的次因的時候，那精神也許有時會停留在這些次因之中而不再前進；但是當它看見那一串的次因相連相系的時候，它就不能不飛向天與神了。不特此也，就是那最以無神論見詬的哲學學派（即萊歐西帕斯，德謨克瑞塔斯，埃辟寇拉斯一派）也最為證實宗教
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