The former, however, the possible modification of knowledge, and through knowledge of conduct, extends so far that the will seeks to attain its unalterable end, for example, Mohammed's paradise, at one time in the real world, at another time in a world of imagination, adapting the means to each, and thus in the first case applying prudence, might, and fraud, and in the second case, abstinence, justice, alms, and pilgrimages to Mecca.
Lehen hura bitartean, ezagutzaren modifikagarritasuna eta horren bidez egitearena, hain urrun joaten da, non bere helburu aldaezina, adibidez, Mahomaren paradisua bada ere, batzuetan mundu errealean eta beste batzuetan mundu imajinario batean lortzen saiatzen baita, horretarako bitarteko egokiak erabiliz eta horregatik lehen aldian zuhurtasuna, indarra eta iruzurra, bigarrenean kontinentzia, justizia, limosna, Mekkarako erromesaldiak erabiliz.