1. The empirical study of Nature ('red in tooth and
claw') can tell us of purpose, not what the purpose is.
The only source of knowledge of the character of God is
to be found in the moral Consciousness.
2. Our moral judgements are as valid as other judgements
(_e.g._ mathematical axioms), and equally reveal the
thought of God, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3. This does not imply that the moral consciousness is not
gradually evolved, or that each individual's conscience
is infallible, or that our moral judgements in detail
are as certain as mathematical judgements, or that the
detailed rules of human conduct are applicable to God, . . 63
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