[20] Theoldestphilosophicalproblem, wehavenoted, —betweenthosewhobelievethattheworldisevolvinginasingledirection, alongasinglepredestinedline, towardasinglepredestinedconclusion, andthosewhothinkthathumanityinthefuture, asinthepast, willcontinuetoevolveindiversdirections, towarddiverseconclusions, accordingtothediversetraditions, values, , inshort, betweendogmatismandpragmatism, betweenthetheologicalsocietyandtheexperimentalsociety.
[21] Ideologistsareafraidofthefreeflowofideas, , organizedontheprincipleofinfallibility — buttheonlycertaintyinanabsolutesystemisthecertaintyofabsoluteabuse.
[22] , , intheirjudgment, liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstrivingbuttostrivenonetheless.
Notes
-governmentandrepresentativeinstitutions: governmentofagroupbytheactionofitsownmembers, asinelectingrepresentativestomakeitslaws自治和代议制机构
: toinfluencepeopleoveraperiodoftimesothattheydocertainthingsorthinkinaparticularway
: CalvinisttheologyisasystemoftheologicalthoughtfromJohnCalvin’sInstitutesoftheChristianReligion, includingtheideasofpredestination, elect, , ratherthansins, iswhatwillsavethem.
: (Latin) (knowledge, argument, reasonorprobability) basedonanassumedprinciple, ratherthanonactualobservedfactsorexperience
: asitwere, inamannerofspeaking可谓，可以说
: benotaffectedorhinderedby摆脱，克服，战胜
: intheprincipleof, onthebasisof 依据
: irrelevantandoutofdate
: 小产权制度
: farmer 农民
: byitselforinitself
: communicationofideasandinformationthroughconversationordiscussion
: substance, orsubstantialnature 核心内容，本质
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