Arguing the certainty of Christian Science principles she says: “Science relates to Mind, not matter. It rests on fixed Principle * * * The addition of two sums in mathematics must always bring the same result. So it is with logic. * * * So in Christian Science.”[1] She appreciates very highly “spiritual mathematics.”[2]
I do not refrain from making the comment that it may sound very fine for one to say he knows his religion mathematically but that it is trifling little religion that he so knows.
The writings of the Neoplatonists and Mrs. Eddy abound in examples of mathematical demonstration and illustration too numerous to mention.[3]
Again the writer would beg leave to remind the reader that he places no emphasis on the mere fact that Mrs. Eddy uses mathematical illustrations as the Neoplatonists do; but he would stress the point as having immense value that she makes use of such illustrations, as they do, because of the agreement of her psychology with theirs and because the logical relation and force of such demonstration are the same in her system as in theirs.
- ↑ S. and H. p. 128. cf. No and Yes. p. 20.
- ↑ S. and H. p. 3.
- ↑ See examples in Plotinus: 5. 1. 11.; 4. 2. 1.; 4. 3. 2.; 1. 1. 4.; 6. 4. 13.; 6. 5. 4-5. See examples in Proclus: Prov. 1. (p. 9); On Tim. Bk. 1. (Vol. I. p. 80), and Bk. 3. (Vol. I. p. 444 ff and also Vol. II. p. 116f). They are very numerous in Theo. Ele. See other examples by Mrs. Eddy: S. and H. pp. 3, 81, 111, 113 and 282.
