Oraredifferentfunctionsintheorganismofhumanityallottedtodifferenttypesofman，sothatsomemayreallybethebetterforareligionofconsolationandreassurance，whilstothersarebetterforoneofterrorandreproof？Itmightconceivablybeso；andweshall，Ithink，moreandmoresuspectittobesoaswegoon。Andifitbeso，howcananypossiblejudgeorcritichelpbeingbiasedinfavorofthereligionbywhichhisownneedsarebestmet？Heaspirestoimpartiality；butheistooclosetothestrugglenottobetosomedegreeaparticipant，andheissuretoapprovemostwarmlythosefruitsofpietyinotherswhichtastemostgoodandprovemostnourishingtoHIM。
IamwellawareofhowanarchicmuchofwhatIsaymaysound。
Expressingmyselfthusabstractlyandbriefly，Imayseemtodespairoftheverynotionoftruth。ButIbeseechyoutoreserveyourjudgmentuntilweseeitappliedtothedetailswhichliebeforeus。Idoindeeddisbelievethatweoranyothermortalmencanattainonagivendaytoabsolutelyincorrigibleandunimprovabletruthaboutsuchmattersoffactasthosewithwhichreligionsdeal。ButIrejectthisdogmaticidealnotoutofaperversedelightinintellectualinstability。Iamnoloverofdisorderanddoubtassuch。RatherdoIfeartolosetruthbythispretensiontopossessitalreadywholly。Thatwecangainmoreandmoreofitbymovingalwaysintherightdirection，I
believeasmuchasanyone，andIhopetobringyoualltomywayofthinkingbeforetheterminationoftheselectures。Tillthen，donot，Iprayyou，hardenyourmindsirrevocablyagainsttheempiricismwhichIprofess。
Iwillwastenomorewords，then，inabstractjustificationofmymethod，butseekimmediatelytouseituponthefacts。