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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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In Paris, Sir James MIntosh visited the deaf and dumb institution where pupil Massieu, introduced by Abbe Sicard, answered the question 'Doth God reason?' with a logical explanation. Recently in England, Massieu reiterated a similar response when asked again.
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Sir James MIntosh, when at Paris, paid a visit to the deaf and dumb institution there. The Abbe Sicard introduced several of his pupils to him, to one of whom, Massieu, at Sir James' request, the following question was submitted: "Doth God reason?"--Massieu on seeing the question written, at first appeared perplexed, but soon after returned this decisive and logical solution: "God sees every thing. God foresees every thing. God knows every thing. To reason is to doubt, to hesitate, to inquire—the highest attribution of a limited intelligence: God, therefore, doth not reason." The Abbe, when here, a short time since with Massieu, was met at the custom house by a gentleman acquainted with the anecdote above related, and who begged of him again to propound the same question to his pupil which he politely did, and, the answer returned was—
"Men reason but in order to find truth: God who knows truth is not in want of reason."
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Sir James MIntosh visited the deaf and dumb institution in Paris, where Abbe Sicard introduced pupils including Massieu. Massieu answered the question 'Doth God reason?' with: 'God sees every thing. God foresees every thing. God knows every thing. To reason is to doubt, to hesitate, to inquire—the highest attribution of a limited intelligence: God, therefore, doth not reason.' Recently in England, a gentleman asked Massieu the same question again via Abbe Sicard, and Massieu replied: 'Men reason but in order to find truth: God who knows truth is not in want of reason.'