Guest guest Posted February 26, 2000 Report Share Posted February 26, 2000 Now a religion, to satisfy the largest proportion of mankind, must be able to supply food for all these various types of minds; and where this capability is wanting, the existing sects all become one-sided. Suppose you go to a sect which preaches love and emotion. They sing and weep, and preach love. But as soon as you say, " My friend, that is all right, but I want something stronger than this-a little reason and philosophy; I want to understand things step by step and more rationally " , they say, " Get out " ; and they not only ask you to get out but would send you to the other place, if they could. The result is that that sect can only help people of an emotional turn of mind. They not only do not help others, but try to destroy them; and the most wicked part of the whole thing is that they will not only not help others, but do not believe in their sincerity. ---------------- Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men & things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain-Innocents Abroad-1869 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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