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Those who think that because a statement appears in sacred scripture such appearance terminates all further controversy upon a question are deluding themselves. They base their unqualified assent upon the undeniable fact that the ancient sages knew what they were talking about, but they ignore the other fact that some of their followers did not. They do not know that the scriptural texts have been peppered with later interpolations or debased with superstitious additions and are consequently not always reliable. But even if they were, still, the human mind must keep itself unfettered if it would achieve truth.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 2 : Organization, Content of Religion > # 136 -- Perspectives > Chapter 17: The Religious Urge > # 21