5823. The fallacies of the senses in spiritual matters, in a summary
The fallacies of the senses in natural matters are, for example, that the sun appears to be carried around the globe, and also that the starry heaven and the earth stand motionless, and that no one who is diametrically opposite us can stand on their feet, as well as that a ship cannot sail around the earth's globe; besides innumerable others.
5823. THE FALLACIES OF THE SENSES IN SPIRITUAL THINGS, IN A SUMMARY.
A fallacy of the senses in natural things, is, for instance, that the sun, and likewise the starry heaven, appears to be borne around the globe, and the earth to stand motionless; also, that nobody can stand on his feet who is diametrically opposite to us; as, likewise, that a ship cannot be borne around the globe of the earth: besides numberless others.
5823. Fallaciae sensuum in spiritualibus in summa
Fallaciae sensuum in naturalibus, sunt sicut quod appareat sol circum orbem ferri, et quoque coelum stelliferum, ac tellurem immotam stare; tum quod nemo consistere possit pedibus qui e diametro nobis oppositus est, ut etiam quod circumcirca orbem telluris non possit navis circumferri; praeter innumera alia.