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Page 47
... kind . Attempts at religious reform aroused popular anger because the inborn conservativeness of man is nowhere stronger than in the field of religion . The religion of his fa- thers must not be criticized even if his own profession of ...
... kind . Attempts at religious reform aroused popular anger because the inborn conservativeness of man is nowhere stronger than in the field of religion . The religion of his fa- thers must not be criticized even if his own profession of ...
Page 118
... kind . Let us be kind even to those who condemn science without knowing anything about it . Science like religion implies disinterestedness , ear- nestness , austerity . At its very best it leads to a kind of sanctity , as illustrated ...
... kind . Let us be kind even to those who condemn science without knowing anything about it . Science like religion implies disinterestedness , ear- nestness , austerity . At its very best it leads to a kind of sanctity , as illustrated ...
Page 179
... kind of culture we have already managed to inherit , to gain or to build ourselves . Science aims at perfection , a defi- nite kind of perfection within its own sphere , and it is thus led to grow continuously in a definite direction ...
... kind of culture we have already managed to inherit , to gain or to build ourselves . Science aims at perfection , a defi- nite kind of perfection within its own sphere , and it is thus led to grow continuously in a definite direction ...
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