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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! 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
ry producing consequence, as surely as when we thrust our hand into the fire it is burnt. JOHN: That sounds all right; go on! ELINOR: You see, then, our setting in motion this law can have nothing to do with the anger or approval or complacency of God. “Be good, and you will go to heaven: behave evilly, and you will go to hell”--one was taught. Reward and punishment--personal gain or personal pain--which 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! 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. ING IN MOTION AN INEVITABLE MACHINERY PRODUCING CONSEQUENCE AS SURELY AS WHEN WE THRUST OUR HAND INTO THE FIRE IT IS BURNT JOHN THAT SOUNDS ALL RIGHT GO ON ELEANOR YOU SEE THEN OUR SETTING IN MOTION THIS LAW CAN HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ANGER OR APPROVAL OR COMPLACENCY OF GOD BE GOOD AND YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN BEHAVE EVILLY AND YOU WILL GO TO HELL ONE WAS TAUGHT REWARD AND PUNISHMENT PERSONAL GAIN OR PERSONAL PAIN WHICH 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
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