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John Bascom's Complete Works

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John Bascom Prophet

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Introduction - The Man - The Conflict Between Science, Philosophy and Religion in Dr. Bascom's Time - Dr. Bascom's Contention that Mechanical Evolution is incomplete - Spiritual Evolution and the Modification of Religious Beliefs Resulting from this Conception - Constructive Realism / Science of Mind / "unity of mind and matter" / "the world is the product of God's thought" / The Solution of Philosophical and Religious Problems - Dr. Bascom and Present Thought - Contents -


Chapter 6 - VI. - Dr. Bascom and Present Thought - p. 49

It must appear from what has been said that Dr. Bascom stood nearly half a century ago where our most enlightened thinkers in science, philosophy and religion stand today, except that he covered the entire field of human thought, whereas most thinkers are content to confine their work to a single branch, whether it be science, philosophy or religion.

The point of view toward life has changed very greatly in this generation. When the workers of today were at school and about to emerge in the world of work, the thing emphasized was the importance of success in the chosen calling. The ideal was to rise in the world as rapidly as possible and as far as one was able. Now emphasis is put upon the other side of life. Several years ago

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