My reasons for writing this book are fourfold:
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the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.“there is a close connection between reason and emotion”
synonyms: rationality, logic, logical thought, reasoning, cognition; formalratiocination“postmodern voices railing against reason”3rd person present: reason think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.“humans do not reason entirely from facts”synonyms: think rationally, think logically, use one’s common sense, use one’s head/brain; formalcogitate, ratiocinate“a young child is unable to reason”
(A) Because I am convinced that human knowledge by others of what this book has to say is essential to human survival.
(B) Because of my driving conviction that all of humanity is in peril of extinction if each one of us does not dare, now and henceforth, always to tell only the truth, and all the truth, and to do so promptly — right now.
(C) Because I am convinced that humanity’s fitness for continuance in the cosmic scheme no longer depends on the validity of political, religious, economic, or social organizations, which altogether heretofore have been assumed to represent the many.
(D) Because contrary to (C), I am convinced that human continuance now depends entirely upon: