The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-29

AGNosTIcIsM AND RELIGION. BY Rev.
George J. Lucas. Published by John Murphy &
Co, Baltimore. Price Si.25
certain unity Of design. as we'll as Of SUBJ
jeci-matter is piled in this title. but neither
is discoverable. Father Lucas's thesis e for the
electorate in theology" begins aud ends with
quotation from ST. John: "You adore that
which you know not; we adore that which we
know" vrirs
The object could not have been TO show
agnOstics their ignorance for that is admitted.
1t must have been to remedy deficiencies,
which has not beeTdOne. There is nothing in
a collection of opinions to effect this end and
blank assertion for or against any mental at
titudc that may be taken is not likely, in these
days, to alter it. There IS plenty OF scholarship
in this dissertation "fapd it clearly illustrates
the distinction between knowledge and learn
ing Darwin is right. Spencer wrong. Physi-
cal evolution fact, mental development
falsehood This need not however, be proved
tile imprimatur of authority is enough to settle
that matter. Agaiii, metaphysics and philoso-
ply the same. 1t is also possible to admit
the principles OF a science. and repudiate those
conclusions TO which these must lead.
No thcologian should tolerate any of the
natural sciences; they hang together, iuteract
enforce or an tagoniZe as a whole. Darwin only
illustrated in one direction what Spencer Illus
trates in all directions. Both rest on facts, and
il is from the basis of fact alone that either
be confuted
Not the slightest attempt in this direction
has been made by Father Lucas. He writes IN
the style OF an ecumcnical council. at seems
good 10 us, and to the Holy Spirit, setting aud
judging with u.s." fhe knows that psychology
is now quite much science as chemI stry,
there is no trace OF it. Its results are denied,
not demonstrated TO be untrue. This is
medieval work in conception. and execution.
Nart laar nd MI I'll wi mi raiy
out of correspondence with the method which
those works it directed against pursue.
It's author cannot be said 10 have thrown any
light upon his text, since he has neither
vealed how il is that agnosties make the fatal
mistake of thinking that they know not"
nor why their opponents are certain that they
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