What is the manner of the Pythagoreans? When I did some research I found that "The Pythagoreans,...displayed an interest in metaphysics,...though they claimed to find its key in mathematical form rather than in any substance." Could this be why Rabelais describes a need to repeat and explore all the senses to make the main points stick, then go into prayer in the paragraph that follows.

What is metaphysics? "The branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology."

• “Geometry.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagoreanism/Geometry.
• “Metaphysics Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metaphysics.