Inspirational Quote by Ernest Gellner
“People are even more reluctant to admit that man explains nothing, than they were to admit that God explains nothing.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Nations and Nationalism, Ernest Gellner, 1983
People deny that human reasoning explains anything, even more than they deny that divine explanation is absent.
In simple terms: People reject human explanations more than divine ones.
Question assumptions about human knowledge.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- academic debate
- public discourse
- education
- media analysis
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Do we trust human reason more than faith?
- How does this view affect our search for truth?
Human reasoning can still offer valuable insights despite skepticism.