Immanuel Kant, A lecture at Königsberg (1775), as quoted in A New Dictionary of Quotations on Historical Principles from Ancient and Modern Sources (1946) by H. L. Mencken, p. 955

The wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend — and we cannot comprehend God

— Immanuel Kant on God

What It Means

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About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.