, 1876-02-19
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
Mr.. HOdCnann mil tho Ncbu1ar
Hypothesis.
A Question Of Nothing: Space, Time
and Natter vs.. q Creator.


A Qunstion of HNothinph gnaee Time.
o,a Mo4+or ~, r.ost..
AA~s'~A ''' q o''s'ts
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A Question of Welcht-.. md
Gdt,,t. r,,r,o w,Ior -x.,.o,,o~, .,t
S0 ~, 'Ao
Every Man lIas OWh ioekcI.
Compass.
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HonoMAN AND THE NEeuLaR HYPOTHESIS.
10 ~ sdt'r Or re t"'eaoo 141ohnt'
ea'cAao. foo' lit - very ~fon3 OF h1'
nough'so TO hetsck ifoi' iloctofs VINO iocto1ea
10 tho public on Natural pn'losophy: because
tanu tn's ~ my e'ncefe oenci' QUO 8ooo 'ecsafo
On 'o'a aeienee ea'anees sho eanso o' feal na'
1nanity ton times moro than sermon ever eaa
no. The progress OF humanity anu the enliGht.
en'as m OF cur country afo mostly ane 20 Nasutal
ih,1osopn9' aoa nos 10 hen8lon as Tue ot.nouo1
c'nltn' VIM nes ne"e'on anu VIDAL nas ecleaco
uons' ,, i'eaa tno n'e.orr u tno lno1' p'ous e"a
.e.'s''ao egau' 's.,sn,s ha1 - you. 1ll. t,oas
lnaa'-teaa 'us astA 'llnes Oh fA''p H. ot spa''.
aaa' Sou "e nos Only Pous
NV sooa HAIL. ~" "'i shaooo1 ~
=" mo ussi'sn ano 'hoss olasa' c'ou'ts
committed lad 'najoren' De' glorian'." Yon
will smell the odor Of bnrnt human hcnh and
hcAr the frantic crioB OF pain of hundreds of
thnusanfs NJ noor .v;rt,ma. Thcn sm1pt al,
Ito a.a,,n.. ~, III, 49,. ,,,,.s,,...a, ~. H..
!1'o ua1AneHs' sou WILL nee: i'l0'aau*teu ~ tno
horrib'e flames Of funeral piles, book in which
each seutonco Ia stained with the blood Of
human 1,fo. On The otbor hand ~ vou rend Tim
,;.,,rx ~ no,.n.n w., ,,,o ~ H.. 49,, T., ~.
a'sSo15 u o.'o1'v' w. "A'o :" w" uos u ~ ~
u'aat'ou petoie TUG elof1ouS. pure. hha Wooes1
way In which Science on Its path Of progress.
benefits mankind, Each step buans forth more
n M h,ool. .s,.,,, ~, IN n,t,, ~ aconca 1on,.
~ w Nv pAs1 W ',e'oAse Ahuo'
fanco Is our 'hhef"eu avn, ana oslehce our
savior. The sEue worship Of God n the atudy
Of Nature
II in mt nv "lonIorab,a icnoranca IN ,o-
,,ofo,,. ,as,ton. - x.;o,, .,,.do ~, a;.,,.,,ouo-
4's'uuo "'ou uaoo u'o WI
OF ste blo'e. 4 feaa ana examined th1s nooK
several times; but It failed 70 y forco convlc'
tion On my mind" because think tho word OF
nol r,,,t ~ ~ Hn,.o ho +ho u,,,o ~ .,I br.
49, 49, ~, 49,. ....s,,at,s T..
nlAn peiaRS' ana 'fee VI eont'aoles.ons. auo ~
conformity with the law OF Nature; but found
that each religion has another word OF God fun
NJ contradictions nnd lrapossibIIiLics. Tbsra Ia
on,r o1a hoor ~ Coa rrao NJ Al, ,,ot.cts md
~. W. -. 80 N..' III ,.t, ' ~. 80
book should bs tho highest ambition OF man.
kind,
/ do mt belieyo that true Science can 60 hand
in hand With our p1oseut Religion without being
a "a.
It, that Science goes hand in hand with Morality.
II ScIenre wero aunnDrtcl with aa much money.
md taught from ~ many putpits, rs Religion IS
md has been through thousands OF yoa!p, how
vased above thoir present standing!
In my frat letter, usod the word Koran In
stead OF Diblo, becsuse thought il more appro-
priate. IA Mr.. Hodeman seems to think that what
tho ,Bible does not consain is untrue and not
think with rogard to their Koran.
As TO Whist Mr, IIodsman saya about tho loose
and ga9uo way in wl,,cl, omploy tho word Sci
once i will slate to him that hypothesis which,
aa auoh, docs not coma 10 conflict with tho law
Of Nature and which, In eubatauco, IL a scien.
tidc fact. has right to ontor the domain Of sci-
euce, even It souuo parts Of ii arc not proved
facts yet; otlorwiac Geology would not have
When Iii. uodRman SAYS; "If tho atoms
vero originally hot and hot from ! byropo
eternity, Why, and how, and when. did tn ey bo-
gin to grow cool 2" and Gala those qucsti OILS
doath-blow to. md . gAuee-test Of, tho Ne 1ular
tdea OF Kant aud Laplsoe, as 10 intends to lest
it on questions of secondary inpogtan CO.. In
the 6rst place. tho hypo.hoHis doos not claim
In Tho samo state Of heat; it says thoy were
lot. but how aud rhcn they became Lot, will
never he anawarod beyond mora couiecsuros !;
and ii doea not mastor other, Dccaupe sempera-
ture ia relative, and &, 0uQ, 600 degercb above
zero is lust i. natural ~ co degrnos below.
Eacl, period Of tho evolution has Temperature
natusal to ita state. When God originally
created the elements, It vaa necessary, in order
to prevent universal emass.up. to haye tloul In
= state Of Temperature higu enough to keep them
in diaaooiation. and TO pormit thoir association
by degrees, The temperature OF any substance
ia either constant. or increasing, OF diminishing.
Constant, II tho supply of host is equal to tho
loss bY radiation lncEeaaIug Ii tl&s supply is
mora; md diminishing, II ths supply ID 1osa
than Tho loss by radiation, In bnaf,uc this ju
your mind, you will ensier understand that
ncbuln Of such immense extent IA ue hnd quito
numerous in tho universe. Gun keep tho sams
Temperature for millions OF years. and again cur,
grow cool through millions and millions Ut years
before they cool down to tho tetnpera.
turo OF our earth. il yon only know
thp resources Of tho supply Of heat
Lost by radiation. These resources NC lind IN
tho formation Of cho.niesl combinations OF the
| dlilcraut elements, aud In tho mechanical work
| dono by tbs atoms III grnyitatng toward 4 con-
trail poiut. THO nobula out of Which tho sun aud
| planets resulted commenced to grow cool tho
moment tho supply OF beat became lens tdnu tic
| loss by radiation. Tho exact year whom thst
event took place do not know, bu1 II was
/ ay.u