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of science. It will exert a similar influence when ap- 

 plied to individual activities, because human nature is 

 one of the most important manifestations, at least for 

 us, of the Universal-All. 



John Langdon-Davies gives an excellent demonstra- 

 tion of this in the case of the criminal. Social tradi- 

 tions assign the law-breaker to a place in the court of 

 the Gentiles, if, indeed, he gets as near as that to the 

 conformists. He must be deprived of liberty — "to 

 live, and yet not to live." Relativity comes along, now, 

 a strong ally of psychiatry, and says that the criminal 

 was simply unfortunate in his heredity and environ- 

 ment. He could not have acted otherwise. Society 

 has to be protected, of course; but society has an 

 equal, intelligent obligation to treat him with consid- 

 eration, for his conduct was contingent on, and rela- 

 tive to, his environment. Investigate environment first, 

 and punish afterward. 



Dr. Milllkan believes that "science undoubtedly is 

 influencing and changing religion quite profoundly 

 now." He calls the idea of making the world better, 

 "as divine an event as has ever taken place; and due 

 directly to science." He has no desire to penetrate 

 the realm beyond that of Intellectual knowledge, leav- 

 ing investigation there to religion. He sees only two 

 points of view with regard to the whole quest of re- 

 ligion: that of the dogmatist; and that of the truth- 

 seeker. Organized religion and churches, he says, 

 must keep pace with investigation, otherwise they will 

 give place to some other form of organization more in 

 keeping with the trend of events. Dr. Millikan is con- 

 vinced religion will endure as long as man himself. He 



