I couldn’t rely on these opinions without hesitation if I thought that by doing so, I would give up any chance of finding even more accurate knowledge, should it be available.
It is the title we assigned to that vast pool of energy in a state of perfect rest over which the physical universe is layered, and from whence it comes.
Nor could I have proceeded on such opinions without scruple, had supposed that I should thereby forfeit any advantage for attaining still more accurate, should such exist.