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- It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.
- The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of…
- Cosmic evolution may teach us how the good and evil tendencies of man may have come about; but, in itself, it is incompetent to furnish…
- The practice of that which is ethically best-what we call goodness or virtue-involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that…
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