secular philosophy
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- A field of study focused on worldly knowledge and reasoning, distinct from religious doctrine, which provided accurate astronomical calculations.
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- worldly knowledge
- method
- calculations
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- astronomical data
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- provides_knowledge_ofSolstices
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- Knowledge of solstices was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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- I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
- provides_knowledge_ofEquinoxes
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- Knowledge of equinoxes was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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- I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
- provides_knowledge_ofEclipses of the Greater Lights
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- Knowledge of eclipses was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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- I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:22.987Z
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