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tinguished the religious geniuses of all times — 

 These have been the heretics — Democritus, St. 

 Francis, Spinoza — The great function of art and 

 science is to promote this higher form — All this 

 means a change in the relation of religion to sci- 

 ence — A god who rewards and punishes is un- 

 thinkable. . . . The ethical behavior of men re- 

 quires no support from religion — How sad if man 

 must be kept in order through fear of punish- 

 ment — The cosmic religious experience the noblest 

 driving force behind research — The deep faith of 

 a Kepler and a Newton — The only deeply re- 

 ligious people are the earnest men of research. 



VII Religion: Its Persistence and Hu- 

 man Character by Julian S. 

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An estimate of religious philosophers — Does the 

 solution lie in dismantling the theistic edifice? — 

 God turns out to be a product of the human mind 

 — As an independent being he does not exist — To 

 imagine that religion will cease is illogical — Re- 

 ligious emotion is human nature — Science will 

 mould the new evolution of religion — Can we pre- 

 dict its nature? — The most important ingredient 

 of any religion is a reverent agnosticism — Man 

 is a relative being — Man's construction not 

 adapted to understand the ultimate purpose of the 

 universe — The truly religious man must be content 

 not to know many things. . . . Do not mistake 

 wish for fact — Experience the important factor in 

 quest for knowledge — Aristotle's ideal of perfec- 

 tion ruled out — "I am that I am" — Must accept 

 change in religion — What constitutes victory and 

 defeat for science and religion — Change in religion 

 does not mean forfeiture of stability — Progress a 

 sacred duty — Changes which will follow aban- 

 donment of a personal God — What remains for fu- 

 ture religion? — That the religious spirit is perma- 

 nent in human nature — Other agencies now carry 

 out functions of religion — Can no longer promise 

 salvation in the conventional sense — But it can 

 assure men that life is right and significant — The 

 picture science draws of the universe — Religion 

 must take account of that picture — Life evolving 

 toward more harmony, control, independence — Also 

 toward greater mental activity — Organic and in- 

 organic things composed of similar materials — 

 Only one world-stuff — Consciousness must be at- 

 tribute of this — Materials of consciousness cannot 

 be measured — The universe of science works uni- 



