The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-26

space without plan or motion-a senseless merry
goround of notion doomed at last to Instruction."
LIS absurd attempt at absurdity is indeed
laughable l am no astronomer, and neither
is he, but recommend book to him that will
enlighten his mind in this particular, provided it
can be enlightened 1t is "The Child's Book Of
Astronomy and all libraries carry it. 1 would
advise him to procure a copy.
If he reads this and similar books he will learn
that natural laws have governed the evolution of
the world How these laws came to be- even the
most learned scientists, not including Mr. Barton
do not know. They are here, that is all; of their
origin we are ignorant Perhaps natural laws
govern all progress because nature has a tendency
to progress in an orderly, natural way. But that
is only hypothesis, and | win not follow Mr..
Barton's example in presenting an assumption as
an established theory. 1t is not necessary to find
the first cause, if are not yet familiar with
all its effects.
THE "thoughtful" woman presumes that God
must be good she is because he created
her, and the less she says, cannot create the
greater. Sardonicaily, might ask "And is he?";
but will content myself with remarkng how dis
couraging that great thought would be to a GER
tain Mr.. Nietzcho, and his doctrine of the Super
man.
And so her beliefs continue She dsregards the
miracles because there is a lack Of biblical evil
dence. ! wish she just as rational on other
points, for her sake She believes in the
church. while admitting its fallaces 1t represents
she clams the ideals of the finest character the
earth has known. | must ask her to reconsider
the doctrines of heaven and hell, the punishment
OF the damned, the exalted state of cebacy and
all the other perversions dispensed under the label
of religion. Perhaps she might change her mind.
= UT of its benevoence. she asserts, have come
II our colleges, hospitals and charities
Benevolence? If these are good works, it is in
cumbent upon the church to further Them it is not
benevolence. The record of the church in sup
pressing learning throughout the ages does not
bear out this statement And the clerical system
of charities is social evil, invented by the hand
maidens Of the exploiting ruling classes, to aid in
the continuity Of such exploitation Enough
Any clear thinking person could punch enough holes
into this panacea for religious doubt of Mr.. Bar
tons to make its structure less solid than that
of the proverbial sieve.
self destructive fallacies, be enjoyed.
THE ego, the vanity in man does not permit him
to or recognize the fact that in his inner
most thoughts, his conclusions are reactions to his
desires. This life is short therefore he creates an
eternal future one this life is miserable therefore
he looks forward for reward for his misery in
that future ideal existence. His thoughts, in all
cases, mirror his desires
Our present existence chm shape as we will
And only soon realize that their Heaven
must be brought to earth and the present social
system reconstructed so that it viii bring hap
piness where there is none, and eliminate needless
misery and suffering, will mankind cease to look
beyond the horizon and above the skies for a first
cause and seek, and even find it, here on earth.