Excerpt from Lectures on the Principles of Unitarianism All error is the consequence of' narrow and partial views, and can be removed only by having a question presented in all its possible bearings, or, in other words, by unlimited discussion; It is only by the unrestrained exercise of our faculties that we can hope to attain correct opinions, and our success in every subject will essentially depend Upon the completeness of examination. Two sorts of learned men there are, says Bishop Berkeley. One who candidly seek truth ...
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Excerpt from Lectures on the Principles of Unitarianism All error is the consequence of' narrow and partial views, and can be removed only by having a question presented in all its possible bearings, or, in other words, by unlimited discussion; It is only by the unrestrained exercise of our faculties that we can hope to attain correct opinions, and our success in every subject will essentially depend Upon the completeness of examination. Two sorts of learned men there are, says Bishop Berkeley. One who candidly seek truth by rational means. These are never averse to have their principles looked into and examined by the test of reason. Another sort there is who learn by rate a set of principles and a way of thinking which happen to be in vogue. These betray themselves by their anger and sur prise, whenever their opinions are freely' canvassed. The persecution of private antipathy and public odium too much prevails. Deviations from established Opinions are regarded by the indiscriminating with as much horror as flagrant violations of morality. In the ordinary ranks of men, where exploded prejudices often linger for ages, this is scarcely to be wondered at; but it is unaccountable 'to witness the prevalence of the same spirit in the republic of letters; to see mistake in speculation pursued with all the warmth of moral indignation. He who believes an Opinion on the authority of others, who has taken no pains to investigate its claims to credibility, nor weighed the objections to the evidence on which it rests, is lauded for his acquiescence while obloquy from every side is too often heaped on those who have minutely searched into the subject, and been led to an Opposite conclusien. L' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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