passion；　like　love；　which　views　things　in　a　rosier　light。　　It　is
  indeed　that；　as　we　have　seen　abundantly。　　But　it　is　something
  more；　namely；　a　postulator　of　new　FACTS　as　well。　　The　world
  interpreted　religiously　is　not　the　materialistic　world　over
  again；　with　an　altered　expression；　it　must　have；　over　and　above
  the　altered　expression；　a　natural　constitution　different　at　some
  point　from　that　which　a　materialistic　world　would　have。　　It　must
  be　such　that　different　events　can　be　expected　in　it；　different
  conduct　must　be　required。
  This　thoroughly　〃pragmatic〃　view　of　religion　has　usually　been
  taken　as　a　matter　of　course　by　common　men。　　They　have
  interpolated　divine　miracles　into　the　field　of　nature；　they　have
  built　a　heaven　out　beyond　the　grave。　　It　is　only
  transcendentalist　metaphysicians　who　think　that；　without　adding
  any　concrete　details　to　Nature；　or　subtracting　any；　but　by
  simply　calling　it　the　expression　of　absolute　spirit；　you　make　it
  more　divine　just　as　it　stands。　　I　believe　the　pragmatic　way　of
  taking　religion　to　be　the　deeper　way。　　It　gives　it　body　as　well
  as　soul；　it　makes　it　claim；　as　everything　real　must　claim；　some
  characteristic　realm　of　fact　as　its　very　own。　What　the　more
  characteristically　divine　facts　are；　apart　from　the　actual　inflow
  of　energy　in　the　faith…state　and　the　prayer…state；　I　know　not。
  But　the　over…belief　on　which　I　am　ready　to　make　my　personal
  venture　is　that　they　exist。　　The　whole　drift　of　my　education　goes
  to　persuade　me　that　the　world　of　our　present　consciousness　is
  only　one　out　of　many　worlds　of　consciousness　that　exist；　and　that
  those　other　worlds　must　contain　experiences　which　have　a　meaning
  for　our　life　also；　and　that　although　in　the　main　their
  experiences　and　those　of　this　world　keep　discrete；　yet　the　two
  become　continuous　at　certain　points；　and　higher　energies　filter
  in。　　By　being　faithful　in　my　poor　measure　to　this　over…belief；　I
  seem　to　myself　to　keep　more　sane　and　true。　　I　CAN；　of　course；　put
  myself　into　the　sectarian　scientist's　attitude；　and　imagine
  vividly　that　the　world　of　sensations　and　of　scientific　laws　and
  objects　may　be　all。　　But　whenever　I　do　this；　I　hear　that　inward
  monitor　of　which　W。　K。　Clifford　once　wrote；　whispering　the　word
  〃bosh！〃　　Humbug　is　humbug；　even　though　it　bear　the　scientific
  name；　and　the　total　expression　of　human　experience；　as　I　view　it
  objectively；　invincibly　urges　me　beyond　the　narrow　〃scientific〃
  bounds。　　Assuredly；　the　real　world　is　of　a　different
  temperamentmore　intricately　built　than　physical　science　allows。
  So　my　objective　and　my　subjective　conscience　both　hold　me　to　the
  over…belief　which　I　express。　　Who　knows　whether　the　faithfulness
  of　individuals　here　below　to　their　own　poor　over…beliefs　may　not
  actually　help　God　in　turn　to　be　more　effectively　faithful　to　his
  own　greater　tasks？