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Religious S en tim en talism and
I lu* m odern h e lio c e n tric A strono­
Reply to Prof W akem an
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my, with its tru e m otions of the
Agnostic Doubt.
earth and sun, makes an end of the E ditor Torch o f R eason:—
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old heaven, hell, im m ortality, and
BY T. B. W A K EM A N .
IS INVALCABE TO
s a lv a ’ion religion, at once. The and Mr. D. C. T enney’s rejection of
bottom law of Science; th at all the nebular theory, and their views C a rp e n te r s a n d J o in e rs , for m o rtisin g ,
Mr. Beall gives us a h ealth y les- changes of the world are corrida- th at this planet has existed forev­ such as le t t in g in locks, as it tak es th è
place of chisel an d gouge ; to
son, on our first page, bv his sharp j Ve and equivalent, needs but a er, with these two propositions:
F irst, that if their latter assum p­
rem inder th at the passions are just slight m editation to make utterly
C a b in e t M a k e rs , for in laid w ork, dow-
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correct,
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if
this
planet
e llin g , patch in g , rem oving sp lits and
so much steam or tire unless they impossible those old conceptions,—
k n o ts. In fact, no
are looked after and controlled by gods, spirits, m iracles and prayers, had been in existence throughout
the prevision and prudence of the Yet thousands of people go on pray- the eternal past, the “ P aradise on W a g o n o r P a t t e r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r
er ot pianos, organs, sew ing m achines
intellect, reason, h u m an ity and ing just as if nothing had hap- E a rth ” so fondly and confidently
a
g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash, blinds
beneficent m orality. Or, as Jeffer- pened or been learned since A. D. anticipated by Prof. W akem an,
fu rn itu re , nor
w o u ld have been attained by t h e 1
son said it: “ Do not bite at the 1600!
A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, sh o u ld l»e
bait of pleasure till You know there
But the most am using specimen in h a b ita n ts of our planet an e te r­
w ith o u t it.
and
is no hook beneath it.” Jefferson« of this religious sentam entalism is nity
IJ1O a ago.
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( p e r io d s , geological
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our m odern Liberal “ A gnostic.” , otherwise, being in tl iat case, oh- ! AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED.
But in regard to religion we have He sees the facts of A stronom y. li te r a t e d l atnd»
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second, th a t to science arid ma -
th a t will b o re a SQ U A R E H O LE
a class of passions or em otions and the bottom laws ofScience. bnt
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su p ern atu rally inspired, and so the conclusion. He stands as if dazed:
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der, awe, the sense of the rnirac- and m utters: “ I dont know: there
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lilous, the desire of future happi-1 m ay he heaven and hell, god and
ness, and the fear of hell would not devil, m aterial soul and im m ortal
Friend
W ettstein’s reply, so A ddress, LIBERAL 13722272
exist, we are told, unless they ¡ty after a ll? ” W h a t a singular sm all and b rillian t, is a jewel!
SIL V E R T O N O R E G O N .
m ight he in some way realized, state of mind is th at!
B ut , I never said th at this E arth
When Sci-
The excitement of “conversion” is enee, clear and bright, brings th e as a planet has existed through
a deliberate working up of those d a y , let us enjoy il, and not Hi» in “ the eternal past.” T h at is only
feelings to a clim ax, and then a intellectual tw ilight. Vvhy replace one, of several hypothesis, which
break by a nervous revulsion and i ‘ Clod” by Doubt, instead of the Mr. Tenney favors, not I. As to its
I s not Doubt the most use- form ation, the aggregation or me­ University Number o f Freethought Magazine
the fall hack upon a Savior in A ll ?
A state teoric plus nebulous dust and ra d i­
prostration ami prayer, as acts of less and stupid of gods?
\ \ it h P earl \ \ . < Peer’s p o r t r a i t . . 1 5 ^
faith and “ belief”!
of mind every lover of T ru th lives ation hypotheses of Lockyer and Epitome of Positive Philosophy
These religious .em otions are in order io end!
Proctor seems to me the more prob­
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scientifically found to be akin to
able. S tudy up and see!
Mean Freethought: Past, Present and Future.
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