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Joseph Glanvill was a 17th-century English writer known for his philosophical and theological works. His writings covered a wide range of topics including natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and mysticism.

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“They that never peeped beyond the common belief in which their easy understandings were at first indoctrinated are strongly assured of the truth of their receptions.”

Firsts Belief Easy Understanding Common Prejudice Assured Reception

Author:Joseph Glanvill

“The understanding also hath its idiosyncrasies as well as other faculties.”

Wells Understanding Faculty Idiosyncrasies

Book:Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science ; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion

Source: Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science ; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion