205. CONCERNING THE FALLACIES OF THE SENSES IN ALL THINGS UNLESS THESE ARE DISPERSED, THE TRUTH CAN NEVER APPEAR. The angels are very much surprised that the men of this age, even those reputed to be learned, do not apprehend that man, in addition to the body which is to die, consists of three distinct faculties, which relate to just so many heavens of angels. They are also very much surprised that men do not yet know that the life of man is never man's, but that all life is infused by God Messiah. Indeed, the shades and fallacies are so great that men can scarcely suppose otherwise than that the eye sees of itself, and the interior mind sensates of itself, and that man's understanding understands of itself, when yet what is inferior is from that which is superior to it, and all is from the Supreme, thus from God Messiah. The things that man has are only organic [forms], from which differences arise, as can be known. Wherefore, unless man disperses those fallacies it can never be said that he is in the truth. In order that he may have faith, it is necessary that the truth should be believed; this opens up the way to God Messiah, Who is Truth itself. On this account the angels were also greatly surprised that, although man does not perceive the proximate causes of natural objects, he is not willing to have faith in things spiritual, celestial and Divine - which are remote, more remote, and most remote - unless he is able to perceive them with his eyes, and as it were to feel them. 1747, Oct. 9.* * The unnumbered paragraph which is placed after n. 205 in the Latin Edition may be found following n. 972, where it properly belongs.