CREDULOUS SKEPTICISM by S. S. Times

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Apr 19, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 16.

CREDULOUS SKEPTICISM.

By S. S. Times

CREDULITY is the child, not of faith, but of unbelief. The worst errors and vagaries are those entertained by skeptics. "I am not a Christian, and do not believe in a personal God," writes a doctor. That is unbelief. But mark its credulity. "I believe that the universe is governed by immutable laws, and is ruled by one all-power force. I believe that this force is what we call electricity." So! When a new little life comes into your home, and you see a fresh soul unfold in rarest beauty, it is only a new electrical connection. When you sit by the little body from which the soul is gone, and your heart is as lead within you, cheer up, don't be foolish,—electrical connection has simply been disarranged. Here is a creed, indeed. Skepticism accepts it. Faith denies it. Faith believes the truth. Skepticism doubts it. Skepticism credulously swallows folly. Faith demurs. The real incredulity is the incredulity, not of skepticism, but of faith.—S. S. Times.