Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
There are metaphysical problems, which cannot be disposed of by declaring them meaningless. For, as I have repeatedly said, they are “beyond physics” indeed and demand an act of faith. We have to accept this fact to be honest. There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who believe that “belief” must be discarded and replaced by “the scientific method.”Max Born, Natural Philosophy of Cause and Chance (1964)
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.Matthew 5:37 KJV
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.Matthew 5:35 KJV