According to Milton, how or why does truth become a heresy if a person believes things only because his pastor or government tells him so? Why does Milton find this practice dangerous?
I think the way he describes it, it is dangerous to listen to what anyone says. I think that it is important for you to be educated. If you just believe in what people tell you, you are easily manipulated. When books are censored we run the risk of having other people decide what we should and should not know. At that point, we are in danger because then other people can manipulate us into not think for ourselves. This danger comes along with censorship and all that entails.
I agree with you. It is very dangerous to believe what someone tells you without thinking about it. It is important to have an open mind and filter through information so that you can come to your own conclusions about the world around you. Censorship is very detrimental to a free thinking society.
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