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Protestants transferred the seat of authority in religion, first from the Church and the Bible to the Bible alone, and then to the individual soul. It came gradually to be recognized that the religious life does not depend upon pronouncements as to matters of fact, for instance, the historical existence of Adam and Eve. Thus religion, by surrendering the outworks, has sought to preserve the citadel intact -- whether sucessfully or not remains to be seen.
情報源: Religion and Science, 1935, chapt. 1
詳細情報:https://russell-j.com/beginner/RS1935_01-070.HTM
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宗教を信じているという現代人に、実際に何を信じているか問い詰めていくと、何をしんじているかわからなくなる。