God Arises
Challenge of Modern Knowledge
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philosophy published in New York gives the
following definition of logical positivism:
All knowledge that is factual is connected
with experiences; in such a way that
verification or direct or indirect confirmation
is possible (p. 285).
Anti-religionists feel, therefore, that man’s recent
mental evolution is the very antithesis of religious
thinking. Modern, advanced knowledge has it that
reality is only that which can stand up to the tests of
observation and experience, whereas religion is
based on a concept of reality which cannot, in this
way, be subjected to analysis and scientifically
proved: it follows then that it has no basis in
actuality. In other words, religion gives an
unrealistic account of real events. Since man’s
knowledge was limited in ancient times, the correct
explanations of natural phenomena were bound to
elude him. This being so, the suppositions he made
which hinged on religion were distinctly far-fetched
and, at best, tangential. But, thanks to the universal
law of evolution, man has at last emerged from the
darkness in which he was engulfed, and now, in the
