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Chapter 5 You do not believe

you don't believe it - i don't want to make you believe it you're asleep -- i don't want to wake you up sleep, sleep, in rational dreams You may drink the stream of life Swallows and sparrows sing different songs Rationality and Newton are also very different Reason Says: Miracle Newton Says: Doubt Well that's the way to understand the whole of nature Don't believe it if you doubt it. And that's what Jesus was referring to He said: only believe believe and try try try never mind what's the point You dont belueve---I wont attempt to make ye. You are asleep---I won't attempt to wake ye.

Sleep on! sleep on! while in your pleasant dreams Of reason you may drink of lives clear streams. Reason and Newton, they are quite two things, For so the swallow and the sparrow singa. Reason says Miracle Newton says Doubt. Aye, thats the way to make all Nature out; Doubt, doubt and dont believe without experiment! That is the very thing that Jesus meant, When he said Only believe and try! Try, try and never mind the reason why!
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