CL 233 [5, 7]
Above the level of reason . . .
is the light of heaven,
and below the level of reason
is the light of nature.
And the light of nature is such
that it can confirm whatever it pleases.
However, if the light of heaven
does not flow into the light of nature,
a person does not see whether any truth is true,
and so neither whether any falsity is false.
An ability to see both what is true and what is false
results from the presence of light from heaven
in the light of nature,
and the light of heaven comes from the God of heaven,
who is the Lord.
An ability to confirm whatever one pleases
is not the mark of an intelligent person;
rather, the mark of an intelligent person
is to be able to see
that truth is true and falsity false,
and to confirm that.
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