Word: religion
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...CERCLE FRANCAIS LECTURES. III. "L'essence de la religion." M. Emile Boutroux. New Lecture Hall...
Many people err by thinking that Comte, being a philosopher, made his doctrine in religion subordinate to his philosophy; as a matter of fact, positivism, the system of philosophy for which Comte is famous, means precisely positive religion, to which positive philosophy, as taught by the "cours de philosophie positive," is only introductory. Thus, positivism is a system which excludes from philosophy all physical relations that are not discovered by observation, experiment, or comparison...
...True religion is only the religion of humanity, the effort to contribute to the sum of good already realized by man. This sum of good Comte identifies with a real being, God, and teaches the cult of that grand Being, sublime and eternal...
Pascal, however, went too far and turned religion to asceticism; we ought rather to try to unite nature with spirit by mingling with nature and men. Nature is not altogether corrupted; it has its good sides, and they are not all reserved for the future. As Emerson says, "The sun shines today also...
March 17.--L'essence de la religion...