"The testimony of those who believe something already established, has no force to support it, but the testimony of those who do not croyent, has the power to destroy. Those who believe, can not n'estre educated reasons not to believe, but it can hardly do that those who do croyent point, are not educated reason to believe.
Quite the contrary when the thing is established, the testimony of those whom the people believe, is self-Mesme stronger than the testimony of those who do croyent point, because of course those who people believe, are the have examined, and those who do croyent point may not having done so.
I do not mean that in one nor in the other case, the authority of those who believe, or do croyent point, or decision, I only mean that if one has no regard for the reasons on which both parties rely, the authority of another while one is more responsive, and one while that of others. This is in general, what to leave a common opinion, or to receive a new, must make some use of his reason, good or bad, but there is no need to do to reject any opinion new, or to take one that is common. It takes strength to resist the torrent, but it must point to follow him. "
Fontenelle History oracles.
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