ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the mental development of the author after his father's death and the corresponding criticisms. Where definite knowledge is unattainable, it is sometimes possible to prove that it is unattainable, and it is usually possible to formulate a variety of exact hypotheses, all compatible with the existing evidence. The philosophers who have adopted the methods derived from logical analysis can argue with each other, not in the old aimless way, but cooperatively, so that both sides can concur as to the outcome. Religion has three main aspects. In the first place, there are a man's serious personal beliefs, in so far as they have to do with the nature of the world and the conduct of life. In the second place, there is theology. In the third place there is institutionalized religion, i.e. the Churches. The first of these aspects is somewhat vague, but the word 'religion' is coming more and more to be used in this sense.
