, 1880-05-24

bcllofis Stronger than our reasons. 4
II n science, =. II thenlogy nr Tnntancc - ~.
tho purposo to Say that our tdcn nt t}'Kl and Of
4 contr!vor ct The universe Is hropamorpllc.
esss Tss bs Ut vh e. "fs % mn NJ f1
allcnt In the mouths of frer.thinkors andnpol-
oRlsfa Is shnlt0w tru!sm, which hMs M mnro
vhen Il Is roforSa our If lea G Ut Of my other oil.
1cct Of thought. We arc human, md wo, tn'nMk,
re ress1s feel sd d b4 sns % as Ssd III. H.
II'I! nRiro whose ast!on ~, - ea9''ot If - go:: g,t
Q! force. q spacc, q Time, nra Symbols of oes
of ennaelonar,css, o',d cnnAc1nently aro anshro.
Ws knw so
cannot 10 psrceive'l; ani If KNOWN % " d ~,
eaaot a "fs 6 eet eete eaperen'. IN spta 81
, neeS Sss 'S 4sat g p" psrens s nfes snr
world. Ultimato scientlnq iioas ,nro therefore
mate religious IDEAS arc shrodcd; all It !his is
not generally rcooGntzG, tho cause u 10 bc found
either IN the A., vSw which mon tSke o.
controversy is mt to awakon. Tho romnrk bus
often been n!A.lo that II mathematical truths In.
skoptics would not lack reasons for doubting
thotn. It wonld be oasy 70 give further pr,'of Hf
THO intellectual dia1onltIcs which Inl,ero II
scsonco. AS logical systptn hy entering Into an
examination Of its necessary postulates, ns. for
INSTANCE, 90 lnfornlty 81 i,aturs. tho persists
dI end ,,o law ot casnton; @ bat, ID attempting Gu "a
embrace 80 wlio a nold In single discourse. 1
can do little morn than suggest.
fosophy which shall give an explanation OF tho
orlKtn and nature OF the mntertAi universe. oiar
thought y fatally carried beyond S TIE Tenlm u , ns
pure roAson. Mntcrialisn cannot formulate
denial Of metaphysics, except by Undergoing
ist!o dogma Of the ctcrnIty Of mattor.
mons,t PS;nts ,ann to ~ %Fns ,snno.o ba sbs
dogma can he o!perlmontally proven! Can any
one conceive e set!GS 40 9t oxpcTt,,nenfs ,Iy Gy
lad % beSiamns % q or s that i It bad 10 GeEiunins5
The question Is Ridiculous. ny, tho method 81
Induction tho rroblem Of the origin nf the world
tht scieneo % s eaant @ act u 10 valid denial of tho
supernatmGal. for L can9ot deny that u tho - uni
was supcrnatGial. Let Us proceed 10 practical
results Of these general PRINCIPLES.
Of ,tho unlverso has no tendency, q nuke us
dolbt ~ existence, nel.her should tho mental
d@escs Which nheTe !9 onr idsas ,ssr Of dSa
es mitch matter Of belief as the reality Of Of
fopeca reoosni1o That saore @ a1s ef e
lief which arc not rens2ns, nnd which nro
hn sy IT. htesGs! m argn H.
no ar, v"as ~ ~ atnri.ti.t o,hts thor "
mateelnt Wofi1 rs tne mnteraA.sL aoots - nI Ill.,, W
tae !aca w21!as Hna inonEn to " ,ar
slno nay nMrln tnat u Il .au. @ tnoao
nllst tho critic pcrcelves that those who sot out
with tho assumption that intellcetuni reasons
arc tnG on,y M hnmG,ent VI ~ N
problcm, to ho solved; Those who aro not q.
snins .nat ta nppga& & y ~ .a: snn, GI y ~ uyo o io
hnss r. hno nnH mv bei,cf IN IN IL % cYstonco i
%ssa Sc s1si Ss 4 s sei Fea2 t. b. s mo Rsra RSf and nd
toe aersPda % opn Is apaua va know at
sSos iSxssFs ssss5iSs @ %pss; "a:
TIoeions 9f haSc their 'o own pracscat vauc but
thnv a. not nirord a snflclcnt bnsis for truo
tho nncnns M Whch have ao,,aht to establish
Is that scienco Is not moro certain. or nsoro in
tslEbe taan religion saa hSTss , sAnnot bo St
n aha saqn s Wny shoud Wo 6 80 anx
c1s 19ss = W;b s IT, dsiuai,oms f soonco s!nee We
confcss VII that lbaso oemas are otten mystoros
Whirr We can nothor ndcuW9tely express nor
sntiSfnrtnriiv hnrsnnntzo? Wr hold tNnt God
q intlnitiy powcrfuI md good and thAt
ey,i nxists, Plausible theories BY which
taos9 4,gv ycuhiy hc XII foswor1 hut
nuno % of thct1, really s,lvo tho dlfiicnIty; and
vei tt,e nrofo,,nfIDat thinkers and tho f,oblpst
nn.s1S,o snroscb to tho truth: ur indeed It re-
aonrcs not inuch thought to understand that tho
svjccaon q either leads 70 nbsnrd!ty: II We
ipo.,s hsllef IA aiways consistent With jtsof,
f wv sSu,,;a We bo s,!I1bed bcca,,sc wo arc IN.
a. "dnctyons of soIoncc which not only rost
upou improved assumptions, but which deal
viii Viii . World equally ID mysterious MS that ot
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