Four centuries earlier, the Greek philosopher Plato had one of his literary characters say: “It would be a hard task to discover the maker and father of this universe of ours, and even if we did find him, it would be impossible to speak of him to everyone. ”
چهار قرن پیش از آن ،‏ افلاطون فیلسوف یونانی ،‏ در یکی از آثار خود نوشت :‏ « کشف خالق و پدر کائنات ،‏ کاری بسیار سخت است و حتی اگر او را پیدا کنیم ،‏ امکان‌پذیر نیست که دربارهٔ او با همه صحبت کنیم .‏ »