In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it.

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Christian church father, philosopher, saint [b. Aurelius Augustinus]

De Genesi ad Litteram, Bk. I, ch. 41 (AD 401) [tr. Taylor]