Excerpt from The Truth About Christian Science
Of all the delusions, in the matter of religion, which have at any time gained credence among apparently intelligent people, the most surprising, perhaps, is that known in recent times as Christian Science." It is quite obvious that, as has been well remarked, it is neither Christian nor Science. For a doctrine professing to be Christian should (as is evident) be one founded on the words of Christ as a whole, which the person holding such a doctrine endeavors to explain in their genuine sense; rather than on theories which he himself has elaborated, and supports, here and there, by such words of Christ as he can manage to fit to suit his purpose. Also, a system professing to be scientific should rest on a solid basis of fact, and be stated clearly and distinctly, not in vague generalities, which are either truisms or have no precise meaning whatever. A scientific system should be in some way a contribution to our knowledge. But the most favorable criticism on the lucubration known as "Christian Science" would be that it contains "some things which are new, and some things which are true; but the things which are true are not new, and the things which are new are not true."
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