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“ T R U T H B EA R S T H E TORCH IN T H E SEARCH FOR TR U T H .
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IO the strongest presentaiion of the France and E ngland, w here th e y ’ no longer he aonght in the m i-la of
negative
are still trying to harm onize the errors of the past, b u t, according to
BY W IL L IA M W IN T E R .
F orm erly the prevalent opinion Bilile with scientific investigation the principles of the do ctrin e of
of philosophers affirmed this ques­ and to make the days of creation evolution, in a more enlightened
I.
R IN G poppies,~fqr th is work is vain ! tion with Plato, and even Rousseau, cot respond to the geological ages, future — [Open Court,
I c an n o t m ould th e clay of life.
1 7 6 2 , re p lie d to th e Economical only win for those who m ake them
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A stro n g e r h a n d m u st grasp th e rein,
Society in Bern th at he would take the suspicion of hypocrisy and
The N atu re of Consciousness.
A sto u te r a rm an n u l th e strife,
the
affirm
ative
of
the
question
purpose
to
deceive
the
people,
while
A b rav er h eart defy th e pain.
w hether there he sacred prejudices they render the inevitable collapse
BY TH R IB O T.
B ring poppies—th a t I m ay forget!
which would he respected.
Even more dangerous.
B ring poppies—th a t I m ay not learn !
E are confronted by two
to-day there are still many anxious
T hen bid th e audacious sun to set,
In this connexion the excellent
hypotheses; the one, a
souls who decide, though unwil- proposals of Condorcet should not
And bid th e peaceful sta rlig h t burn
very
old
hypotheses,
O ’e r buried m em ory an d regret.
1‘ngly, in favor of deception.
Al­ he forgotten. I he transition from which regards
consciousness as the
most as questionable a proposition
So shall th e slu m b ero u s grasses grow
error I» tr u ih ,” he wrote over a basic p r()perty of "so u l” or of
Above th e bed w herein I sleep :
is th at of the physiologist, Rudolph century ago, “ may bring with it
W hile winds I love shall softly blow,
W agner, to suffer religion and sci­ certain evils. Every great change “ m in d ,’’ constituting its essence;
And dews I love shall softly weep,
ence to grow independently side by has several such evils in its train, the other a very recent theory,
O ’er r e s ta n d silence hid below.
which regards it as a sim ple phe-
side and for the sake of peace of
and
even
if
they
are
collective!v
n.
, n o m e n o n , s u p e ra d d e d to th e a c tiv i-
m ind to adopt w hat he calls
lew.
than
the
evil
against
which
j
ty of tbe brai,,_as an eyeilt havi
D ark Angel, counselling defeat,
“double-entry bookkeeping,”
or,
the change is directed, yet the u t­
I see th y m o u rn fu l, ten d e r eyes;
in plain words, duplicity.
O thers most should he done to dim inish its own conditions of existence, and
I h e ar th y voice, so fain t so sw eet,
which appears or disappears ac­
have recom m ended concealing one’s
A nd very d early should I prize
them . One m ust not only do good, cording to circum stances.
inmost convictions, which are bas­ hut must do it in a good way. C er­
Th v perfect peace, th y rest com plete.
Like all general term s, conscious­
ed on their investigations, as soon tainly we arc to remove old errors,
But is it rest to v an ish hence,
as they prove to he opposed to the hut since they cannot all be rem ov­ ness m ust he resolved into concrete
To m ix w ith e a rth or sea or airP
d a ta .
W ill, in general, does not
statu tes of the State and C hurch;
Is d eath indeed a full defence
ed in an in sta n t we should do as a exist, but volitions ; and in a like
A gainst thy ty ra n n y of care?
still others would carry out the good builder does in p u llin g down
Or is it cru ellest preten ce?
proposition of Renan, who would a house: he knows how the seper- m anner there is no consciousness
in general, but only states of con­
And if an h o u r of peace draw s nigh,
teach an esoteric doctrine, a more
ate
parts
are
joined
together,
and
sciousness.
The la tte r are the
Shall we, who know th e a rts of w ar,
spiritualized religion for the ed u ­
directs the tearing down so th a t reality.
T urn from th e field and basely fly,
cated
fas
th
e
Greeks
are
said
to
N or tak e w h at fate reserves us for,
a dangerous collapse is avoided.”
It would bo idle to ffefine co n ­
have
done
in
the
E
leusinian
Mys­
Because we dream ’t were sweet to die?
It would be too much to affirm sciousness as; “ the fact of being
teries).
and
an
exoteric
and
more
W hat shall th e u n trie d w arriors do,
th a t no progress can he noted in conscious,” for this is m erely a d a t­
earth ly religion for the masses.
If we, th e b a tte re d v ete ran s, fail?
this direction. T ru th s which were um of observation, a final fact.
There can be no doubt w hat the
How strive and su tler and he tru e,
considered so dangerous several Physiology teaches th a t its produc­
In storm s th a t m ake o u r sp irits q u ail, answ er of these propositions should
hundred years ago as to be com ­ tion is always associated with some
E x cep t our valor lead them th ro u g h ?
he; for they advocate in place of
Though for ourselves we droop and tire, tru th a system of scientific hypoc­ bated with the Inquisition and the activ ity of the nervous system , p a r­
stake, may be fearlessly expressed ticularly of the brain. The reverse
Let us a t least for them be strong.
risy, and forget m oreover th a t in
to-day, and are even tau g h t in the however does not take place.
’T is but to liear fam ilia r fire;
All
jour age uf p rin ter’s ink it would he
Life at th e longest is not long,
schools. To be sure, those investi­ psychic activity ce riain ly im plies
wholly impossible for the tem ple
And peace a t last will crow n desire.
gators who add to the general con nervous activity; still, all nervous
guardians to preserve such a secret
So, D eath, I will not h e a r th ee speak !
ception of the universe new points activity does by no m eans im nly
doctrine.
B ut I will labor—and en d u re
of view, and fearlessly express their psychic a c tiv ity — nervous a c tiv ity
The answer will be, no; hut the
All storm s of pain th a t tim e can wreak
convictions, will have to subm it as being far more extended th an p sy ­
Mv flag l>e w hite liecause ’t is pure,
| rem ark will he added that the tru th
form erly to excom m unication By chic activity.
Consciousness, ac­
And not because my soul is weak !
is no staff for halting souls, and
the tem ple guards.
The French cordingly is som ething superadded.
the dazzled eyes cannot endure it.
C hurch Jo u rn al wrote of A lexan­
This hypothesis easily explain s
The U nshackling of the S p irit of C onsequently, the harm lies rrot in
der von H um boldt, as he himself how all m anifestations of psychic
In q u iry .
scientific knowledge, out in the
good-hum ouredly reports: “ They life, sensations, desires, feelings,
weakness of the souls and eyes.
say the assassin of souls has lite r­ volitions, memories, reasonings, in ­
BY C A R ES ST E R N E .
H ere, then, is where the m istake
ary m erit. T his will be no excuse. ventions, etc., m ay altern a te ly be
rT.-,
• lies, and where relief m ust he ad-
d H IE
E Berlin Academy of Sci-
S ci­
. .
,
.
S atan has more wit th an M. de conscious and unconscious. There
H u m b o ld t.’
ence in the y ear 1779 chose
is nothing m ysterious in these a l­
,
,
m
in
is
te
re
d
.
I
t
is
n
o
t
the
new
as the them e for a prize es­
But
ence in th e year 1 / /9 chose
, upon
, . , the
, whole no
, one lon- terations, since in all cases th e es-
. . . k .p t .. »<> long, . and gs
tru r th
which threatens
danger,
say the question, “ W hether it he
ind I.»» . been
<lollbls‘h
« •’’ « y one
han but
hi« »eolial condition», i. e., the pbyeio-
the
old
error,
in
which
the
hum
an
beneficial for the masses to he de­
hich Home would like to relain lnc,,n' e8,»ble n g h t to aesert and logical condition» ever rem ain the
ceived?” Not less th an th irty - m
announce as tru th all th a t he has same, and consciousness is but a
three different treatm en ts of this which
recognized as correct, and th a t it perfection merit, a resu ltan t,
question were su b m itted , of which, longer. The danger is that all our should be the d u ty of the C hurch
Yet why is this perfectionm ent
institutions,
home,
school,
church,
according to B artholom ess, in his
willingly to su rren d er those doc­ som etim es superadded, and at o th er
“ H istory of the P russian Acade­ public life, social order, and sys­ trines which are opposed to the tim es lacking.
m y,” tw enty took the negative side tem of governm ent, being based on general world-view of the tim e,—
In every psyhchic event, the b a s­
and thirteen the affirm ative. The and adapted to these old errors, especially if they in no way affect ic and active elem ent is th e ner-
judges were evidently em barrassed, should fail to preceive tn at it is the essence of religion,—and to ac- vous process, th e o th er is only a
for they them selves did not know their business gradua lly to ad ap t knowledge th a t they are a p art of concom itant. As a consequence of
which side to favor, and gave a de­ them selves to the better knowledge. an ancient m etaphorical language this, there will lie no longer any
cision which earned much derision Only on condition th a t they do this of hum an origin.
difficulty in u n d erstan d in g th e
can the widening of the chasm
The ideals of m ankind will of propositions, th a t all m anifesta-
and the
violent som
collapse
of w
hat tions of psychic life by tu rn s can
two prizes, one to the best argu- A ttem pts to bridge the chasm , course
change
ew hat, for
the
for th eir “ im p a rtia lity ,” aw arding
become an tiq u ated be avoided.
nient for the affirm ative, the other which are the order of the day in better condition of h u m an ity m ust be eith er unconscious or conscious
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