Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-16

senses But are there no limitations ~
our sense perceptions. which limit the
validity Of the conclusions We derive
from them?
An our sense perceptions are limited
by. and attached 10 the conceptions u
time and space Kant the greatest ana
most critical Of all philosophers den.es
that time and space are the product OF
experience. hut shows them % be cate
gorics: conceptions In wh.ch our mind
clothes the sense perceptions Modern
physics has come 10 the same conciu
sions in the relatyity theory, that anso'
lutte space an dabsolutc time have %"
existence but time aud space exist "niF
as far as things ~ events fill them
that h. are forms Of SENSE perception.
"Still greater and more pertinent Is
mother smiiation ~ our sense percep
Tons: our senses can perceive only nm
e. things. but oanont perceive the in'
Unite No reasoning from any iounda
lon can put anything into the coa'lu
acs which ls not contained Ia IN,
T foundations, and thus. with our sense
F perceptions finite. All conclusions IRON
them. that Is. M. entire structure ''
science b. limited 10 the finite Hence
any attempt OF science 90 deal with at
/ infinite conception as the infinite 10
/ time and In space. Immortality the con
iccpticn ~ God, etc. must fail ana head
/ 10 contradictions be- Illogical
Thus the proof Of the non.oXisienc'
/ In science Of the conceptions 81 God, iw
mortality. ctc. really means nothnl
except that we cannot get hy reasoning
ia conclus ON which Is not contained if
the premises on which We started oul
reasoning
Furthermore. science derives Us con
/ illusions from the sense perceptions hN
the laws of logic But what PROOF d
there - the correctness 90 the laws o
logic except experience. which, no mat
ter how comprehensive. always mus
remain limited.
Thus the negative answer Of s'ienO
IN the question whether there are con
ceptivc entities az infinite character a
.nfinity bon time and space. immortality
of the ego. God. etc, Is not conclusive
and the question Is stll as omen as
ever was.
How can We approach It's solution
and can W. ever get nn answer nn IN
Question ~ the existence ut the infinite
The hest We can expect o. do is q
search into the foundations and l.miia
lions 81 oar mental processes. o. d'
term.ne how far conceptions are reall
Iulog cal and contradictory, and how ia
they appear so merely because they m
volyc conceptions beyond the limits q
our mind.
But there can be no scientific four
dliion Of religion. but belief must alwa'
remain the foundation 81 religion, whil
that ~ science Is logical reasoning iron
acts that is sense perceptions, and aI
that we can say is that the two scicnc
md religion. are not necessarily ncou
patiblc. hut are different and unrclatc
activities ~ the human mind
To-day observance Of I.aymcn's Sun
DAY by Unitarian aymen in Schenccta
~ was part ~ the national program a
The In tarian laymen' League, whic
has designated, the first sunday In p'
cember as Iaymen's sunday owing I
other engagements Of br. Steinmeu
the schenectady Chapter carried out u
program a month In advance.
ON December 3. however the maiorit
leo the Leagues 275 Chapters viii tax
complete charge OF the services Of owl
ershlp in their churches their mint
,eTs Tor THAI day becoming membeys q
tho congregation