Philo discouraged efforts to come to know God, saying that “to attempt to proceed further, so as to pursue investigations into the essence or distinctive qualities of God, is an absolute piece of folly. ”
كما انه ثبّط عزيمة الذين يحاولون معرفة الله ،‏ قائلا ان « اي محاولة .‏ .‏ .‏