Human, All Too Human, Part 131 summary
Part 131 of 152 · 2 min to read the part
In 131, the argument shows how people who reject religious doctrines can still welcome religious feelings, especially when philosophy offers comforting hopes. It warns that desire, fear, and emotional need do not establish truth, and that scientific philosophy must resist treating attractive beliefs as knowledge.
What happens
- People who consider themselves free from religion can still enjoy religious feelings in music and philosophy.
- Less reflective free spirits reject doctrines but find religious emotions painful to abandon.
- Scientific philosophy must guard against accepting illusions because they satisfy an emotional need.
- Religious elements in philosophy seem especially credible because people want comforting and beautiful ideas to be true.
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What to notice
The comparison separates need from evidence. It explains why an emotional longing cannot establish the truth of a comforting philosophical claim.
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