1216. CONCERNING THE TWELVE DISCIPLES OF JESUS For the purpose of instructing those who were from the planet Jupiter, inquiry was made among spirits why men of lowly condition, such as fishermen, were chosen as Disciples, and not some of the learned. Because I heard this it is allowable to relate that at that time most men were imbued with trifling things and the like, to the degree that they were unable to grasp those things which are of faith, as do the unlearned who grasp these things more readily and can believe them; therefore they were chosen in preference to the learned.