SCIENTIFIC FAITH ONCE MORE 
some other still larger, and so on; but the universe 
as a whole can have no weight. A body at the centre 
of the earth can have no weight. If unsupported, 
would it move up or down? The infinitely little 
and infinitely vast alike baffle the understanding, 
developed as it is by our concrete finite life. Crea- 
tion is typified by the sphere. A circle is a straight 
line that at every point ceases to be a straight line, 
and the earth’s surface is a plane that every moment 
ceases to bea plane. Following the surface of the 
earth does not carry us to the under side, because 
there is no more an under side than there is an upper 
side — there is only a boundless surface. But if it 
were possible for us to build a globe upon the earth 
of any conceivable dimensions would it not have an 
upper and an under side? 
Bag 
The mysteries of religion are of a different order 
from those of science; they are parts of an arbitrary 
system of man’s own creation; they contradict our 
reason and our experience, while the mysteries of 
science are revealed by our reason, and transcend 
our experience. One implies the supernatural, while 
the other implies inscrutable processes or forces in 
the natural. That man is of animal origin is a de- 
duction of reason, but the fact so far transcends our 
experience that it puts a great strain upon our 
scientific faith. 
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