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ELINOR: It is hardly likely, then, that He is perpetrating a colossal joke upon His creation by making the whole system experimental. ELEANOR IT IS HARDLY LIKELY THEN THAT HE IS PERPETRATING A COLOSSAL JOKE UPON HIS CREATION BY MAKING THE WHOLE SYSTEM EXPERIMENTAL
JOHN: Then you would take away these strong motives to influence human conduct? You _are_ getting on to a high plane! ELINOR: I began by saying we were talking of religion; you seem to consider we are discussing a business concern. JOHN: So it is--put it how you will. ELINOR: I deny that from my point, but I admit it if you are going to traffic with rewards and punishments. JOHN: Then you mean to tell me that each unit is always to behave in the purest manner and do his level best simply to return to God at death an untarnished soul? ELINOR: Certainly. JOHN: But you would do away with all priestcraft, all politics, all society! ’Pon my word, this is worse than Socialism. You know I never bargained for that! ELINOR: Nothing of the kind! The basic principle is that God is omnipotent. Granted this, and the poorest intelligence might then credit Him with having the best of all the attributes with which He has endowed mankind, whom he created--chief of these being common sense. JOHN: Go on.  GETS IT BACK TO PURE SELFISHNESS JOHN THEN YOU WOULD TAKE AWAY THESE STRONG MOTIVES TO INFLUENCE HUMAN CONDUCT YOU ARE GETTING ON TO A HIGH PLANE ELEANOR I BEGAN BY SAYING WE WERE TALKING OF RELIGION YOU SEEM TO CONSIDER WE'RE DISCUSSING A BUSINESS CONCERN JOHN SO IT IS PUT IT HOW YOU WILL ELEANOR I DENY THAT FROM MY POINT BUT I ADMIT IT IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRAFFIC WITH REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS JOHN THEN YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT EACH UNIT IS ALWAYS TO BEHAVE IN THE PUREST MANNER AND DO HIS LEVEL BEST SIMPLY TO RETURN TO GOD A DEATH AND UNTARNISHED SOUL ELEANOR CERTAINLY JOHN BUT YOU WOULD DO AWAY WITH ALL PRIESTCRAFT ALL POLITICS ALL SOCIETY UPON MY WORD THIS IS WORSE THAN SOCIALISM YOU KNOW I NEVER BARGAINED FOR THAT ELEANOR NOTHING OF THE KIND THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IS THAT GOD IS OMNIPOTENT GRANTED THIS AND THE POOREST INTELLIGENCE MAY THEN CREDIT HIM WITH HAVING THE BEST OF ALL THE ATTRIBUTES WITH WHICH HE HAS ENDOWED MANKIND WHOM HE CREATED CHIEF OF THESE BEING COMMON SENSE JOHN GO ON
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