““The real distinction between a material and spiritual worldview, [William] James wrote does not rest in "hair splitting abstraction about matter's inner essence, or about the metaphysical attributes of God. Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hope; spiritualism means the affirmation of an eternal order, and the letting loose of hope". Given the choice, I throw my lot in with hope.””
![“The real distinction between a material and spiritual worldview, [William] James wrote does not rest in "hair splitting abstraction about matter's inner essence, or about the metaphysical attributes of God. Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of…” quote by Barbara Bradley Hagerty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42a/barbara-bradley-hagerty-37060_attributes-of-god_the-real-distinction-between-a-material_2658420.jpg)
