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the mysticism of Eddington, the reverence of Mather, 

 the convictions of Millikan, or the simple faith 

 of Einstein. Whatever Its form it is sending men's 

 minds rapidly forward to behef in the "vision splen- 

 did," to reverence before the splendor of Eternal Real- 

 ity. And all this may be a prelude to one of the most 

 productive, noblest ages humanity has yet known. Nor 

 are we to forget that religion laid the groundwork in 

 faith and inspiration. 



Men need to be convinced of the reality of God. 

 They need conclusive proof that when the pulse stops 

 and respiration ceases that does not mean a stopping 

 of personality. Men who do not believe these things 

 are In distress, of course; because all the ills flesh is 

 heir to are without explanation. The result is rebel- 

 lion and desperation; and justifiably so, unless one can 

 look with confidence beyond this three-dimensional ex- 

 perience, where reactionary theological dogmas, and 

 dogmas of the cynics too, would confine us. 



Scientific discovery and application is reconstructing 

 the world. Research always has had a determining 

 effect on religion; but In no time as at the present time. 

 It is true, as many men of science declare, that physical 

 science cannot prove the distinctive beliefs of religion. 

 In no part of this book has the position been taken that 

 they could, assuming that these distinctive beliefs are 

 the principles announced by the Beatitudes and the Ser- 

 mon on the Mount, and the wisdom of Buddha also. 

 But science may, and probably Is, proving a cosmic con- 

 sciousness, and demonstrating survival of personality. 

 The only thing you need to understand is our distinc- 

 tion between the function of science and the function 

 of religion. 



