NO one has any quarrel with Christian Science—the quarrel is always with one's misconception of Christian Science; precisely as one has no quarrel with the universe as God created it, but has many protests against the universe as it appears to the five physical senses. Some critics, perchance, have dipped into Christian Science literature, have glanced through its text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy; have done this protestingly, aggressively, being chiefly anxious to hold fast their own opinions, and they may have said that it is "all folly!"
"But," one asks them, "why?"
They may be annoyed at this. Not having studied the subject, they are perfectly aware that they cannot give an intelligent answer. They grope about a bit—and finally they reply sharply: "Folly? Why, of course it's folly. What can be more absurd than the doctrine of the unreality of matter? If one cannot trust one's own senses—!"
