PREFACE 



The present work is an attempt to point out 

 and refute some of the fallacies of Present-day 

 Rationalism and Materialism/ 



Since the Rationalist Press Association was 

 established in 1899, and has for its object the 

 diffusion of cheap editions of Rationalistic and 

 Atheistic works, it is worth while trying to explain 

 to unscientific readers the erroneous assumptions 

 made in their reasonings. 



Of course, many Secularistic and Rationalistic 

 writings are directed against Christian theo- 

 logical dogmas, especially, perhaps, those of the 

 late Mr. Bradlaugh's days in the "Seventies". 

 I do not enter upon this field of controversy, 

 beyond stating the bases of belief in God, Free 

 Will and Immortality. 



I particularly emphasise Inductive Reasoning ; 



' 1 Haeckel in his Riddle of the Universe calls it " Monism," but he 

 means Materialistic Monism. 



