The same fact explains the circumstance that at all times and among all peoples dogmas of some kind or other relating to the continued existence of the individual after death arise, and are believed in, although the evidence in support of them must always be very insufficient, and the evidence against them forcible and varied. But, in truth, this really requires no proof, but is recognised by the healthy understanding as a fact, and confirmed by the confidence that Nature never lies any more than she errs, but openly exhibits and naïvely expresses her action and her nature, while only we ourselves obscure it by our folly, in order to establish what is agreeable to our limited point of view.
Horretatik azaldu behar da zergatik garai guztietan, herri guztietan heriotzaren osteko norbanakoaren iraupenaz era guztietako dogmak aurkitu eta kontuan hartzen diren, nahiz eta horren frogek beti guztiz eskuraezinak izan behar duten, alderantzizkoarenak berriz sendo eta ugariak, are horrek propioki ez baitu frogarik behar, baizik adimen osasuntsuak gertakari gisa berrezagutzen baitu eta horrelakoa den heinean sendotu egiten du ziurtasunaren bidez, naturak gezurrik esaten eta errakuntzarik egiten ez duelakoa, baizik bere egitea eta esentzia agerian aurkezten duela, xaloki adierazi ere bai, guk geure apetekin iluntzen ditugularik gure irudimen mugatuari dagokiona interpretatzeko.