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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 15, No. 13. July 17, 1952

Whose World Well Lost?

Whose World Well Lost?

Sir.—I read the article by the E.U. in your last issue with interest Some of the insinuations showed full well that they themselves have-not given much thought to nor under, stood the human race. Any rational being must think seriously about the pros and cons of religion. We must decide whether there is anything in it for if there is the decision is important. Perhaps the reason for there being a "handful" of students in the University who are certain of their belief is that this modern education has taught us to reason, infer and deduct. ("Believing where we can not prove"—Tennyson—In Memoriam is perhaps their motto). They talk about tolerance. But do they realise that it cuts both ways? We listen to them and tolerate them in that way but we do object to having their beliefs jammed down our throats, But do they tolerate the unbelievers, oh no! One members of the E.U. to whom I spoke forcibly about my views walked off when he saw that he was making no impression with his argument and now acts in a lukewarm way towards me. Is that Christianity? As R. Buchanan says in his "Book of Orm": "Believing has a core of unbelieving. Besides the Bible what proof have the believers of the existence of a God? We may as well place our "faith" in the Koran."

One last word: It's easy to be afraid in a gang. It's easy to cast one's fears and burdens on an Immaterial object. But your six feet of earth is all you own in the long run and then—rot.

G.A.

P.S. To those good, pure and righteous men: "The worst men give oft the best advice."—Bailey "Festus."