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The Safest Creed and Twelve Other Recent Discourses of Reason
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It follows, then, that the present is our only concern. The safest creed is that which gives the best guarantee of mental security under actual circumstances. What this is it may be di icult in detail to say; it would be rash to undertake even in general terms to describe it for the laws of health are not laid down finally In regard to the body much less can they be laid down for the mind. We are in the stage of experiment here; all is crude, almost chaotic. The rational method has not, as yet.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
It follows, then, that the present is our only concern. The safest creed is that which gives the best guarantee of mental security under actual circumstances. What this is it may be di icult in detail to say; it would be rash to undertake even in general terms to describe it for the laws of health are not laid down finally In regard to the body much less can they be laid down for the mind. We are in the stage of experiment here; all is crude, almost chaotic. The rational method has not, as yet.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
242 pages, Paperback
First published January 11, 2014
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Octavius Brooks Frothingham
235 books8 followersOctavius Brooks Frothingham (1822–1895), was an American clergyman and author.
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