text_original: It soothes. It is easy to grasp. Above all, it fits more snugly than the truth into a universe of false appearances—of complex and irrational phenomena, defectively grasped. But though an idea that is true is thus not likely to prevail, an idea that is attacked enjoys a great advantage.
text_transcription: IT SOOTHES IT IS EASY TO GRASP ABOVE ALL IT FITS MORE SNUGLY THAN THE TRUTH INTO A UNIVERSE OF FALSE APPEARANCES OF COMPLEX AND IRRATIONAL PHENOMENA DEFECTIVELY GRASPED BUT THOUGH AN IDEA THAT IS TRUE IS THUS NOT LIKELY TO PREVAIL AN IDEA THAT IS ATTACKED ENJOYS A GREAT ADVANTAGE
phonemes: ɪt sˈuːðz. ɪɾ ɪz ˈiːzi tə ɡɹˈæsp. əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, ɪt fˈɪts mˈɔːɹ snˈʌɡli ðɐn ðə tɹˈuːθ ˌɪntʊ ɐ jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs ʌv fˈɔls ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz—ʌv kˈɑːmplɛks ænd ɪɹˈæʃənəl fɪnˈɑːmɪnə, dᵻfˈɛktɪvli ɡɹˈæspt. bˌʌt ðˌoʊ ɐn aɪdˈiə ðæt ɪz tɹˈuː ɪz ðˈʌs nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə pɹɪvˈeɪl, ɐn aɪdˈiə ðæt ɪz ɐtˈækt ɛndʒˈɔɪz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ.