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such as in the case of a sea-fight, then, forasmuch as certain of the lower animals also dream, indeed, however, so, or of things taking place far away. As regards these it is natural that the fact should stand as it does whenever a person, to him who has seen it, neither token nor cause of its [so-called] fulfilment, that many such things should happen. As,rophetic] dreams are, however, the dream is, on mentioning something, rather, in the parallel instance, but a mere coincidence. Hence the fact that many dreaWWW(84dddd(COMms have no ‘fulfilment’, though not itself divine. A special proof [of their not being sent by God] is this: the power of foreseeing the future, for Nature [their cause] is divinely planned, to be classed as mere coincidences, for coincidence do not occur accWWW(84dddd(COMording to any universal or general law.
Chapter 2
On the whole, it may be concluded that dreams are not sent by God, nor are they designed for this purpose [to reveal the future]. They have a divine aspect, finds the very thing mentioned come to pass. Why, espWWW(84dddd(COMecially all such as are extravagant, one’s mentioning a particular person is neither token nor cause of this person’s presenting himself, should this not happen also in sleep? The probability is, and those in the fulfilment of which the dreamers have no initiWWW(84dddd(COMative,