培根散文随笔集第16章：Of Atheism 论无神论（中英对照）
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16 of atheism 论无神论
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.
我宁愿相信《金传》，《塔尔木经》及可兰经中的一切寓言，而不愿相信这宇宙底体构是没有一个主宰的精神的。同此，上帝从没有创造奇迹以服无神论，因为神所造的日常的一切就足以驳倒无神论了。一点点儿哲学使人倾向于无神论，这是真的；但是深究哲理，使人心又转回到宗教去.因为当一个人底精神专注意许多不相联贯的次因的时候，那精神也许有时会停留在这些次因之中而不再前进；但是当它看见那一串的次因相连相系的时候，它就不能不飞向天与神了。不特此也，就是那最以无神论见诟的哲学学派（即莱欧西帕斯，德谟克瑞塔斯，埃辟寇拉斯一派）也最为证实宗教
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