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As a rule, theologians know nothing of this world, and far less of the next; but they have the power of stating the most absurd propositions with faces solemn as stupidity touched by fear. It is a part of their business to malign and vilify the , , , , Tyndalls, , , , and Drapers, and to bow with uncovered heads before the murderers, adulterers, and persecutors of the world. They are, for the most part, engaged in poisoning the minds of the young, prejudicing children against science, teaching the astronomy and geology of the bible, and inducing all to desert the sublime standard of reason.
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adulterers
afterlife
alexander-humboldt
alexander-von-humboldt
astronomy
charles-darwin
children-science
darwin
david-hume
draper
ernst-haeckel
fear
geology
haeckel
herbert-spencer
humboldt
hume
john-draper
john-tyndall
john-william-draper
knowledge
mind
murderers
paine
persecutors
poison
power
prejudice
propositions
reason
spencer
stupidity
sublime
theologian
theologians
theology
thomas-paine
tyndall
vilify
voltaire
wilhelm-humboldt
wilhelm-von-humboldt
world
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Throughout this book I have tried to point out why interest, especially as it has been used by people such as Hume, Smith, Tocqueville, and Weber, is still a very useful concept. One reason why the concept of interest imparts a distinct dynamic to the analysis is that it is mainly interest which makes people takes action. It supplies the force that makes people get up at dawn and work very hard throughout the day. Combined with interests of others, it is a force that can move mountains and create new societies.
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david-hume
economic-sociology
interest
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