Guest guest Posted February 28, 2000 Report Share Posted February 28, 2000 This is the existing condition of religion, the existing condition of things. What I want to propagate is a religion that will be equally acceptable to all minds; it must he equally philosophic, equally emotional, equally mystic, and equally conducive to action. If professors from the colleges come, scientific men and physicists, they will court reason. Let them have it as much as they want, There will be a point beyond which they will think they cannot go, without breaking with reason. They will say, " These ideas of God and salvation are superstitious, give them up! " I say, " Mr. Philosopher, this body of yours is a bigger superstition. Give it up, don't go home to dinner or to your philosophic chair. Give up the body, and if you cannot, cry quarter and sit down. " For religion must be able to show how to realize the philosophy that teaches us that this world is one, that there is but one Existence in the universe. _______________________________ " In our sleep, pain which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our despair, against our will, comes wisdom---through the awful grace of God. " --Aeschylus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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