,REASON & ,RELIGION #ahid ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,T,O ?OSE :O ASK MY OP9ION :E!R IT BE DESIRABLE TO 5DEAVOR BY ! AID ( REASON TO ATTA9 COMPLETE CONSCI\SNESS 9 ONE'S 9N] SPIRITUAL LIFE1 & TO EXPRESS ! TRU?S ?US ATTA9$ 9 DEF9ITE LANGUAGE1 ,I W\LD ANSW] POSITIVELY 9 ! AFFIRMATIVE1 ?AT EV]Y MAN1 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE HIS DE/9Y ON E>?1 & TO ATTA9 TRUE WELF>E1--! TWO >E SYNONYM\S1--MU/ CONT9UALLY EX]T ALL HIS M5TAL FACULTIES TO SOLVE = HIMSELF & CLE>LY TO EXPRESS ! RELIGI\S F\NDATIONS ON :I* HE LIVES--?AT IS1 ! MEAN+ ( HIS LIFE4 ,I HAVE (T5 F\ND AMONG ILLIT]ATE LABOR]S :O HAVE TO DEAL ) CUBIC MEASUREM5TS AN ACCEPT$ CONVICTION ?AT MA!MATICAL CALCULATIONS >E FALLACI\S1 & NOT TO BE TRU/$4 ,:E!R IT >ISE FROM !IR IGNORANCE ( >I?METIC1 OR FROM ! FACT ?AT ?OSE RESPONSIBLE = ! CALCULATIONS HAVE (T5 *EAT$ !M1 ) OR )\T 9T5T1 ! CONVICTION ?AT MA!MATICS IS UNRELIABLE & WOR?LESS = PURPOSES ( MEASUREM5T HAS TAK5 ROOT AMONG ILLIT]ATE WORKM51 & BECOME = ! MAJORITY ( !M AN UNQUE/ION$ FACT4 ,! SIMIL> OP9ION HAS OBTA9$ AMONG M51--,I WILL BOLDLY SAY1 LACK+ 9 TRUE RELIGI\S FEEL+S1--?AT REASON IS UNEQUAL TO ! SOLUTION ( RELIGI\S QUE/IONS1 ?AT ! APPLICATION ( REASON TO SU* QUE/IONS IS ! MO/ FRUITFUL S\RCE ( ]ROR1 & ?AT ! SOLUTION ( SU* QUE/IONS BY ! AID ( REASON IS S9FUL PRIDE4 ,I M5TION ?IS BECAUSE ! D\BT EXPRESS$ 9 ! QUE/ION :E!R IT BE NE$FUL TO /RIVE = DI/9CT CONSCI\SNESS 9 ONE'S RELIGI\S CONVICTIONS MAY BE M]ELY ! \TCOME ( ! BELIEF ?AT REASON CANNOT BE APPLI$ TO ! SOLUTION ( RELIGI\S QUE/IONS4 ,MAN HAS BE5 GIV5 BY ,GOD ONE S+LE 9/RUM5T TO ATTA9 KN[L$GE ( SELF & ( ONE'S RELATION TO ! UNIV]SE2 !RE IS NO O!R1 & ?AT ONE IS REASON4 ,YET HE IS 9=M$ ?AT HE MAY USE HIS REASON TO SOLVE QUE/IONS1 :E!R DOME/IC1 FAMILY1 COMM]CIAL1 POLITICAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 >TI/IC1 BUT NOT = ! ELUCIDATION ( ! PROBLEM = :I* ESPECIALLY IT WAS GIV5 HIM2 & ?AT = ! SOLUTION ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT TRU?S1 ( ?OSE ON AN ACQUA9TANCE ) :I* HANGS ALL HIS LIFE1 MAN MU/ ON NO ACC\NT EMPLOY HIS REASON1 BUT MU/ ACQUIESCE 9 !IR TRU? 9DEP5D5TLY ( HIS REASON1 :]EAS1 9DEP5D5TLY ( REASON1 MAN CANNOT BE CONSCI\S ( ANY?+4 ,IT IS SAID1 ,ACCEPT ! TRU? BY REVELATION1 BY FAI?2 BUT A MAN CANNOT BELIEVE 9DEP5D5TLY ( REASON4 ,IF A MAN BELIEVES ?IS & NOT ?AT1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE HIS REASON TELLS HIM ?AT ?IS IS CR$IBLE1 & ?AT IS NOT4 ,TO AFFIRM ?AT A MAN MU/ NOT BE GUID$ BY REASON IS EQUIVAL5T TO TELL+ A MAN :O HAS LO/ HIS WAY 9 D>K CATACOMBS ?AT1 9 ORD] TO F9D HIS WAY \T1 HE MU/ EXT+UI% HIS LAMP1 & BE GUID$1 NOT BY LIADOX1 AS PEOPLE >E ACCU/OM$ TO VIEW SU* PASSAGES 9 ! ,GOSPELS AS DO NOT PLEASE !M1 BUT IS AN ASS]TION ( ! SIMPLE/ & MO/ 9DUBITABLE TRU? ?AT UNTO EV]Y?+ 9 ! UNIV]SE IS GIV5 A LAW :I* ?IS BE+ MU/ FOLL[1 & ?AT TO 5ABLE EA* TO RECOGNIZE ?IS LAW EV]Y ONE IS 5D[$ ) CORRESPOND+ ORGANS4 ,?US EV]Y MAN IS 5D[$ ) REASON1 & TO ! REASON ( EV]Y MAN IS DISCLOS$ ! LAW :I* HE MU/ FOLL[4 ,?IS LAW IS CONCEAL$ ONLY FROM ?OSE :O DO NOT WI% TO FOLL[ IT1 & :O1 9 ORD] TO AVOID IT1 CA/ REASON ASIDE1 & 9/EAD ( US+ IT TO BECOME ACQUA9T$ ) TRU?1 ACCEPT UPON TRU/ ! ASS]TIONS ( ?OSE :O1 LIKE !M1 HAVE SURR5D]$ REASON4 ,YET ! LAW :I* M5 %\LD FOLL[ IS SO PLA9 ?AT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO EV]Y *ILD1 ! MORE SO AS NO MAN HAS TO DISCOV] ANEW ! LAW ( HIS LIFE4 ,?OSE :O HAVE LIV$ BE=E HIM HAVE DISCOV]$ & EXPRESS$ IT1 & HE HAS BUT TO V]IFY IT ) HIS REASON1 & TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE ?OSE PROPOSITIONS :I* HE F9DS EXPRESS$ 9 TRADITION2 ?AT IS1 NOT1 AS RECOMM5D$ BY ?OSE :O W\LD %IRK ! LAW1 BY V]IFY+ REASON BY TRADITION1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY V]IFY+ TRADITION BY REASON4 ,TRADITIONS MAY PROCE$ FROM M51 & BE FALSE2 BUT REASON 9DUBITABLY COMES FROM ,GOD1 & CANNOT BE FALSE4 ,H5CE = ! RECOGNITION & EXPRESSION ( TRU? NO SPECIAL EXTRAORD9>Y CAPACITY IS REQUIR$2 ONE HAS BUT TO BELIEVE ?AT REASON IS NOT ONLY ! L(TIE/ SACR$ CAPACITY ( MAN1 BUT MOREOV] IS ! SOLE 9/RUM5T = ! UND]/&+ ( TRU?4 ,P>TICUL> 9TELLECTUAL QUALITIES >E NE$FUL1 NOT = ! ACQUIREM5T & EXPRESSION ( TRU?1 BUT = ! CONCOCTION & EXPRESSION ( ]ROR4 ,HAV+ ONCE DEVIAT$ FROM ! DIRECTIONS ( REASON1 DI/RU/+ IT1 & BELIEV+ :AT O!RS PROCLAIM$ AS ! TRU?1 M5 ACCUMULATE & ACCEPT BY FAI?--= ! MO/ P>T 9 ! =M ( LAWS1 REVELATIONS1 DOGMAS--SU* 9TRICATE1 UNNATURAL1 & CONTRADICTORY PROPOSITIONS1 ?AT1 9 ORD] TO EXPRESS !M & ADAPT !M TO LIFE1 GREAT ACUT5ESS ( M9D & SPECIAL QUALITIES >E 9DE$ REQUIR$4 ,ONLY IMAG9E A MAN ( \R WORLD1 $UCAT$ ON ! RELIGI\S BASIS ( ANY ( ! ,*RI/IAN CONFESSIONS1--,CA?OLIC1 ,GREEK-,OR?ODOX1 ,PROTE/ANT1--:O WI%$ TO ELUCIDATE = HIMSELF & ADAPT TO HIS LIFE ! RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TAL IDEAS ) :I* HE HAS BE5 9OCULAT$ 9 *ILDHOOD6 ,:AT AN 9VOLV$ M5TAL LABOR HE MU/ FACE 9 ORD] TO RECONCILE ALL ! CONTRADICTIONS 9CLUD$ 9 ! FAI? HE HAS IMBIB$ FROM HIS Y\?4 ,A RI1 ROB ! POOR1 ETC4 ,9 ORD] TO DIS5TANGLE !SE IMPOSSIBLE CONTRADICTIONS1 OR RA!R 9 ORD] TO CONCEAL !M FROM ONESELF1 MU* M5TAL CAPACITY & SPECIAL TAL5T IS 9DE$ NECESS>Y2 BUT 9 ORD] TO LE>N ! LAW ( ONE'S LIFE1 OR1 AS ALREADY EXPRESS$1 TO BR+ ONE'S FAI? 9TO COMPLETE CONSCI\SNESS1 NO SPECIAL M5TAL CAPACITY IS REQUIR$2 ONE HAS BUT TO REFUSE TO ADMIT ANY?+ CONTR>Y TO REASON1 NOT TO D5Y REASON1 RELIGI\SLY TO GU>D ONE'S REASON1 & TO RELY ON IT ALONE4 ,IF ! MEAN+ ( LIFE IS OBSCURE TO ANY ONE1 ONE MU/ NOT !RE=E CONCLUDE ?AT REASON IS UNEQUAL TO ELUCIDAT+ ?AT MEAN+1 BUT M]ELY ?AT TOO MU* ( :AT IS UNREASONABLE HAS BE5 ADMITT$ UPON FAI?1 & ?AT EV]Y?+ UNCORROBORAT$ BY REASON MU/ BE SET ASIDE4 ,H5CE MY ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION1 :E!R ONE %\LD TRY TO ATTA9 COMPLETE CONSCI\SNESS 9 ONE'S 9N] SPIRITUAL LIFE1 IS1 ?AT ?IS IS PRECISELY ! MO/ NE$FUL & IMPORTANT BUS9ESS ( \R LIVES4 ,MO/ NE$FUL & IMPORTANT1 BECAUSE ! ONLY REASONABLE CONCEPTION ( LIFE IS ! ACCOMPLI%M5T ( ! WILL ( ,HIM :O S5T US 9TO ! WORLD--?AT IS1 ! WILL ( ,GOD4 ,& ,HIS WILL IS REVEAL$ TO US1 NOT BY ANY EXTRAORD9>Y MIRACLE1 NOR BY ! DIV9E F+] 9SCRIB+ IT ON /ONE1 NOR BY ! ,HOLY ,E EV] BECOM+ MORE EVID5T TO !IR CONSCI\SNESS4 ,?IS KN[L$GE NEV] HAS BE51 & NEV] WILL BE1 COMPLETE1 BUT AUGM5TS CONT9UALLY AS ! LIFE ( MANK9D ADVANCES4 ,! LONG] WE LIVE ! MORE CLE>LY & FULLY DO WE LE>N ! WILL ( ,GOD1 & 9 CONSEQU5CE :AT WE MU/ DO TO FULFILL IT4 ,!RE=E1 ,I AM FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT ! ELUCIDATION & V]BAL EXPRESSION 7:I* IS AN UNMI/AKABLE TOK5 ( CLE>NESS ( IDEA7 ( ALL RELIGI\S TRU? ACCESSIBLE TO HIM BY EV]Y MAN1 H[EV] SMALL HE MAY ?9K HIMSELF OR O!RS MAY CONSID] HIM--! LEA/ BE+ ESS5TIALLY ! GREATE/-->E ( ! 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