Astrology Is A Disease, Not A Science.

You Will Certainly Not Doubt The Necessity Of Studying Astronomy And Physics, If You Are Desirous Of Comprehending The Relation Between The World And Providence As It Is In Reality, And Not According To Imagination.

Know That The Difficulties Which Lead To Confusion In The Question What Is The Purpose Of The Universe Or Of Any Of Its Parts, Arise From Two Causes: First, Man Has An Erroneous Idea Of Himself, And Believes That The Whole World Exists Only For His Sake; Secondly, He Is Ignorant Both About The Nature Of The Sublunary World, And About The Creator's Intention To Give Existence To All Beings Whose Existence Is Possible, Because Existence Is Undoubtedly Good.

The Fact That Laws Were Given To Man, Both Affirmative And Negative, Supports The Principle, That God's Knowledge Of Future Events Does Not Change Their Character. The Great Doubt That Presents Itself To Our Mind Is The Result Of The Insufficiency Of Our Intellect.

We Suffer From The Evils Which We, By Our Own Free Will, Inflict On Ourselves And Ascribe Them To God, Who Is Far From Being Connected With Them!

Management [ Providence ], Knowledge, And Intention Are Not The Same When Ascribed To Us And When Ascribed To God.