50. Culture and Science
The Third Testament XI. Humanity Chapter 49 - Culture and Science The Pride and Vanity of Knowledge 1 I ask the people of this time, who consider themselves to be the most advanced in the whole history of this world: In spite of all your talents, have you found a way to create peace, gain power and prosperity without killing, destroying or enslaving your neighbors? Do you believe that your progress is true and genuine when you roll morally in the mud and wander spiritually in darkness? I do not fight science because I myself have given it to man; what I object to is the purpose for which you sometimes use it. (37, 56) 2 Humanity, daughter of light, open your eyes, recognize that you are already living in the age of the Spirit! 3 Why have you forgotten Me and have wanted to measure your power with mine? I tell you that I will put my sceptre in your hand on the day when a scholar with his science creates a being similar to you, endowing it with Spirit and giving it a ...