I found myself incredibly thankful for the author explaining that historians are uncertain of Agrippa's purpose for writing. If Agrippa was sincere in his writing, then he formed some of the weakest arguments that I have ever experienced. On every point he tried to make, Agrippa consistently supported himself with weak and outrageous statements. Even after taking into account my own understanding of the beliefs prevalent in 1509, it was still incredibly difficult for me to be convinced that Agrippa was in any way fully convinced of his own argument. If his original intention was indeed to be amusing, then he succeeded.
p.s I commented on Kelli's.
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