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Bernard Bolzano was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest of Italian extraction, also known for his liberal views.
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Born 5 October 1781 · Died 18 December 1848 · Q184735
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It seems to me that it was well said by Madama Serenissima, and insisted on by your reverence, that the Holy Scripture cannot err, and that the decrees therein contained are absolutely true and inviolable. But I should have in your place added that, though Scripture cannot err, its expounders and interpreters are liable to err in many ways; and one error in particular would be most grave and most frequent, if we always stopped short at the literal signification of the words.
Dados dos instantes cualesquiera α y β, es posible considerar el estado del mundo en el instante anterior α como causa, y β al estado posterior como efecto (por lo menos mediato), con tal de que tomemos en cuenta, como parte de la causa, las influencias inmediatas que Dios haya podido ejercer en el intervalo α.
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“It seems to me that it was well said by Madama Serenissima, and insisted on by your reverence, that the Holy Scripture cannot err, and that the decrees therein contained are absolutely true and inviolable. But I should have in your place added that, though Scripture cannot err, its expounders and interpreters are liable to err in many ways; and one error in particular would be most grave and most frequent, if we always stopped short at the literal signification of the words.”
Died 1848-12-18.
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“Dados dos instantes cualesquiera α y β, es posible considerar el estado del mundo en el instante anterior α como causa, y β al estado posterior como efecto (por lo menos mediato), con tal de que tomemos en cuenta, como parte de la causa, las influencias inmediatas que Dios haya podido ejercer en el intervalo α.”
Moved back to Prague, where he died in 1848
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Career landmark: president (1841–1845).
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Studied at Charles University (1796–1805).
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Also began studying theology, becoming a Catholic priest in 1804
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Studied at Piarist College and Gymnasium (1791–1796).
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Born 1781-10-05.
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“intimate friend and disciple, the Father Vincenzo Renieri”
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