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
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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
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend — and we cannot comprehend God" in the context of "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" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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