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That, however, which, in the case of certain religions, is a perfectly justifiable aim, both in regard to their origin and their history, can only amount to self immolation when transferred to the realm of science. THAT HOWEVER WHICH IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN RELIGIONS IS A PERFECTLY JUSTIFIABLE AIM BOTH IN REGARD TO THEIR ORIGIN AND THEIR HISTORY CAN ONLY AMOUNT TO SELF EMULATION WHEN TRANSFERRED TO THE REALM OF SCIENCE
s even admired, and their ever greater deviation from the path of true culture is regarded as a moral phenomenon. 'Fidelity in small things,' 'dogged faithfulness,' become expressions of highest eulogy, and the lack of culture outside the speciality is flaunted abroad as a sign of noble sufficiency. "For centuries it has been an understood thing that one alluded to scholars alone when one spoke of cultured men; but experience tells us that it would be difficult to find any necessary relation between the two classes to-day. For at present the exploitation of a man for the purpose of science is accepted everywhere without the slightest scruple. Who still ventures to ask, What may be the value of a science which consumes its minions in this vampire fashion? The division of labour in science is practically struggling towards the same goal which religions in certain parts of the world are consciously striving after,--that is to say, towards the decrease and even the destruction of learning.  OUR LEARNED MEN IS EVEN ADMIRED AND THEIR EVEN GREATER DEVIATION FROM THE PATH OF TRUE CULTURE IS REGARDED AS A MORAL PHENOMENON FIDELITY IN SMALL THINGS DOGGED FAITHFULNESS BECOME EXPRESSIONS OF THE HIGHEST EULOGY AND THE LACK OF CULTURE OUTSIDE THE SPECIALTIES FLAUNTED ABROAD AS A SIGN OF NOBLE SUFFICIENCY FOR CENTURIES IT HAS BEEN AN UNDERSTOOD THING THAT ONE ALLUDED TO SCHOLARS ALONE WHEN ONE SPOKE OF CULTURED MEN BUT EXPERIENCE TELLS US THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND ANY NECESSARY RELATION BETWEEN THE TWO CLASSES TO DAY FOR AT PRESENT THE EXPLOITATION OF A MAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENCE IS ACCEPTED EVERYWHERE WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST SCRUPLE WHO STILL VENTURES TO ASK WHAT MAY BE THE VALUE OF A SCIENCE WHICH CONSUMES ITS MINIONS IN THIS VAMPIRE FASHION THE DIVISION OF LABOR AND SCIENCE IS PRACTICALLY STRUGGLING TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL WHICH RELIGIONS IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE WORLD ARE CONSCIOUSLY STRIVING AFTER THAT IS TO SAY TOWARDS THE DECREASE AND EVEN THE DESTRUCTION OF LEARNING
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