But before presenting his argument the prophet calls for an attitude of reverence "Do ye not fear me, saith the Lord?" Is it fair to demand that in matters of religion we should be as responsive to its invisible influences as the leaves of the poplar tremble in the breath of the wind? A recent keen pleader for Atheism says, "No: it is an outrage on the scientific attitude. We have no business with reverence until God has been proved to us by merely intellectual processes." But is this argument as scientific as it sounds? Clearly you must adopt your method of investigation to the quality or order of the subject in hand. If you are on a iological quest you can put away your telescope. But if you are studying the stars you will have to use it. The infinitely great cannot be treated or measured by the same implements as you require for the infinitely little. And the analogy holds good when comparing the methods that are used in the realm of science with those that work in tha realm of theology or religion.
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