' Modern Philosophy '...

The time is approaching when orthodox religions must yield to the demand of the modern mind for doctrines that are intellectually satisfying and inspiration which is actually livable.

The age of dogmatic assertion has come to an end for intelligent people and the age of scientific demonstration has come upon them.

Faith can no longer convince the modern mind, but reason may and must.

Modern conditions are so different that the appeal of mere dogma and myth is dwindling rapidly, though mythical explanations of the universe were necessary in pre-scientific times because the human mentality could not then grasp a better one.

There are signs that this hour is almost upon us, for religious doctrines have already begun to dress themselves in the clothes of modernist philosophy and to walk in the shoes of progressed science.

Nothing but good can come from the collaboration of science, philosophy, and religion, provided these terms are not limited to narrow meanings.



-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 7:
Beyond Religion As We Know It > # 36 Paul Brunton