Superstitions Hinder Progress
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Step we are on: Step Two
Chapter: "We Agnostics"
Subject: Faith, Spiritual Progress, Conscious Contact, Intellect
Read Time: < 1 Min.
Good morning. We are comparing attitudes about material progress with prevailing attitudes about spiritual progress.
· Are we 'smarter' than our ancestors?
Students of ancient history tell us that the intellect of men in those days was equal to the best of today.
· Why has material progress been so slow in previous centuries? Two Sentences
Yet in ancient times material progress was painfully slow. The spirit of modern scientific inquiry, research and invention was almost unknown.
· What controlled the minds of men in the past?
In the realm of the material, men's minds were fettered by superstition, tradition, and all sorts of fixed ideas.
Fettered - anything that restrains, a hindrance
~ The Winston Simplified Dictionary – 1938
~ The Winston Simplified Dictionary – 1938
· How did some folks feel about Columbus’ idea that the world is round?
Some of the contemporaries of Columbus thought a round earth
preposterous.
preposterous.
TOMORROW:
- Why were folks angry with Galileo?
- With these facts in mind, we ask ourselves what?
- What was it that American newsmen were afraid to report?
- What produced that fear? (2 sentences)
PLUS:
- Was there mathematical proof to refute the truth?
Peace and Love,
Danny S – RLRA
Real Live Recovered Alcoholic
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