Book Title: Jain Philosophy and Modern Science
Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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________________ 163 ESENCE OF SOUL of matter, is working a mind and consciousness This force may be given any nomenclature." "The suggestion was assiduously conveyed that religion was an outworn superstition, a morbid sentiment, a phase of hysteria, all of which had been exposed by modern science These misleading and harmful impressions need to be dispelled The best way of dispelling them is to let science herself speak through the hips of her chief exponents."44 "That is old materiahstic School-Hecel's school If you like, which, let me tell you, is hopelessly out of date and antiquated "45 "And all the theories of matter advanced during the last twenty years are based on a conception, a postulate of non-material. That 3S the latest science." "Not very long ago, it was to some extent fashionable in scientific circles to be an Agnostic. But today & man who glories in his ignorance is blamed and honised. The attatude is quite out of fashion Thank to the labours of science "47 "But to-day unanswerable proof esists that things do happen which appear to be out-side all known Physical class Such happenings are called 45 Sacnce and Religion, p 45 Scienco and Religion, P 93 Sucncc and Religion, P 82 Science and Religion, 85-86 47 1

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