18 HAS SCIENCE DISCOVERED GOD? 



is based solely upon traditions of the past, or which 

 looks to magic formulas and miracle-working ordi- 

 nances as the means of accomplishing its purposes. 

 Instead it approves a religion which constantly seeks 

 for new and better light upon the pathway of life, 

 which strives to make more effective the law-abiding 

 operation of spiritual forces in the natural world, and 

 which finds in the experiences of thoughtful men a 

 sufficient guide to truth. 



For such a religion, science provides not only the 

 ways and means by which its goals may be attained, 

 but also an insight into the nature of the world and 

 of man which may well serve as an adequate founda- 

 tion of facts upon which to erect the superstructure of 

 faith, hope and love. This foundation stands four- 

 square. It supports a confidence in the kindly thought- 

 fulness inherent in the administration of the universe, 

 a sense of security for mankind in the midst of the 

 uncertainties of life, a belief in the creative powers of 

 human beings, and a hope for the future of humanity, 

 individually and collectively. In building upon it the 

 splendid edifice which any adequate religion ought to 

 construct, there must be some standard of judgment 

 or evaluation by means of which the architectural de- 

 sign may be appraised. 



For the Christian religion, the scale of values is 

 provided by our beliefs about Jesus of Nazareth. 

 The Christian assumes that the teachings and life of 

 Jesus, as he believes them to have been, represent 

 truly the finest qualities of universal energy thus far 

 displayed to man, and thus set the standard by which 

 each individual may gauge his own ideals of conduct 

 and philosophy of life. This assumption concerning 



