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JUNE ISSUE JUST ARRIVED THE ROUND TABLE A Quarterly Review of the Polities of the British Commonwealth. Price 22/6 per annum, post free to any address within the Empire. Great Britain’s Problem. France and Germany. Is the Five Fears’ Plan a Menace? Economic Safeguards In India. President Hoover at MidTerm. China. India After the Conference. Ireland: Events In the Free State. Also articles from "United Kingdom,”"Canada,” "Australia, ’’ "South Africa,*’ and “New Zealand.’* To be obtained through Booksellers and from:— THE ROUND TABLE. Box 877, Wellington. What is this Rationalism ? ’’ Rationalism." You have doubtless heard the word used. Do you know what It means? According to the definition adopted by the Rationalist- Press Association Rationalism is: " Tlie mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason and alms at establishing a system of philosophy and ethics verifiable by experience and Independent of all arbitrary assumptions or authority.” Its essence is expressed in Professor Huxley’s dictum: " It is wrong for a man to say that lie Is certain of the objective truth of any proposition unless he can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty." A Rationalist (or Agnostic), therefore; (1) docs not believe In a personal God, or, Indeed, in -any of the “ gods " that have been so far “ revealed." (2) does not believe in a Heaven or a Hell; nor profess to know what, if anything, lies “ beyond the veil.” (3) does not claim to know anything about the " ultimate realities,” as c.g., the purpose of life or the why and wherefore of the universe. Ho maintains that nothing Is known about these matters; and where nothing Is known. It Is best to admit the fact and keep an open mind. If you want to know more of Rationalism, read: Vivian Phelips’s “ Churches and Modern Thought.” Sir Leslie Stephen’s* “ Agnostic’s Apology.” Sir G. Greenwood’s " Faith of an Agnostic.” A. G. Whyte's “ Religion of the Open Mind.” Hon. John Collier’s “ Religion of an Artist.” Sir Arthur Keith’s “ Darwinism and Whftt it Implies.” T. H. Huxley’s “ Lectures and Essays.” Particulars of these volumes, and of the Association that Issues them, may be obtained from the R.P.A. Local Secretary in Dunedin, E. W. FLINT, 55 Reid Road, South Dunedin.