Psychic Tendencies of to-Day
An Exposition and Critique of New Thought, Christian Science, Spiritualism, Psychical Research (Sir Oliver Lodge) And Modern Materialism in Relation to Immortality (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Psychic Tendencies of to-Day: An Exposition and Critique of New Thought, Christian Science, Spiritualism, Psychical Research (Sir Oliver Lodge) And Modern Materialism in Relation to Immortality<br><br>This book is based upon a series of four addresses recently given in the Hudson Theater, New York, under the auspices of the "League for Political Education." They were delivered without notes and without any thought of their eventual preparation for the press. When, however, it was proposed that they be put into book-form the lectures were revised and enlarged, though the essential argument of each remains unchanged.<br><br>What is here essayed is a candid examination and critical estimate of (a) the New Thought and kindred cults, (b) the claim of Sir Oliver Lodge and other psychical researchers to have objective evidence for personal immortality and of communication with deceased persons (c) the counter-claim of Modern Materialists (notably Haeckel) to have disproved the legitimacy of every argument in support of faith in human survival of death.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.