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ago, it would have called its philosophic sins, it would find those sins 

 no more free from materialistic criticism than much of the sins of 

 philosophy which it has held behind the barrier. 



THE ULTIMATE HARMONIZATION OF SCIENCE 



Perhaps some day, not too far distant, orthodox science will find 

 the urge to extend its domain of inquiiy into regions formerly for- 

 bidden, and in the hope that all the phenomena of nature may find a 

 place in one larger scheme of harmonization. I would hope that in 

 this more comprehensive philosophy no man would have occasion to 

 forsake any of the ideals which in the past he had fostered. "WHien 

 this condition arrives, I envisage a sage charged with the duty of an- 

 swering the questions of all who would make inquiry. The musician 

 will say: "Wliere is my art in this scheme?" and the sage will reply: 

 "See, it is here, complete in itself, but joined by this bridge, in perfect 

 logical continuity with yon domain which is the domain of abstract 

 mathematics." And the priest will ask : "Where are the essentials of 

 my faith in which I have lived and which has been my anchor of 

 security?" And the sage will answer: "Cast your vision upon yon 

 territory. There j^ou will find it. It is joined by a bridge of great 

 beauty to the domain of your arch-enemy, the domain which was 

 formerly that of materialistic science." 



And in this picture those things for which the mind and soul long 

 shall no longer appear veiled in nebulous shrouds of uncertainty, but 

 shall stand out as jewels adorning the greater universe in all its rich- 

 ness and splendor. And if some doubtful inquisitor should ask of the 

 sage : "Where, in all this, shall I find the devil who has meant so much 

 to me in my life?" he will receive the reply: "The devil — oh, the 

 devil ! He is in hell. You will find hell behind the old barrier, and 

 the devil is the only occupant." 



