Chapter VI - Science, Theology, Medicine
Ptolemaic and psychical error
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false theory as to the relations of the celestial bodies, and
false theory as to the relations of the celestial bodies, and
Christian Science will surely destroy the greater error as
to our terrestrial bodies. The true idea and
Principle of man will then appear. The Ptole-
maic blunder could not affect the harmony of
being as does the error relating to soul and body, which
reverses the order of Science and assigns to matter the
power and prerogative of Spirit, so that man becomes
the most absolutely weak and inharmonious creature in
the universe.
Seeming and being
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The verity of Mind shows conclusively how it is that
The verity of Mind shows conclusively how it is that
matter seems to be, but is not. Divine Science,
rising above physical theories, excludes matter,
resolves things into thoughts, and replaces the objects of
material sense with spiritual ideas.
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The term CHRISTIAN SCIENCE was introduced by
The term CHRISTIAN SCIENCE was introduced by
the author to designate the scientific system of divine
healing.
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The revelation consists of two parts:
The revelation consists of two parts:
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1. The discovery of this divine Science of Mind‑
1. The discovery of this divine Science of Mind‑
healing, through a spiritual sense of the Scriptures and
through the teachings of the Comforter, as promised by
the Master.
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2. The proof, by present demonstration, that the so‑
2. The proof, by present demonstration, that the so‑
called miracles of Jesus did not specially belong to a
dispensation now ended, but that they illustrated an
ever-operative divine Principle. The operation of this
Principle indicates the eternality of the scientific order
and continuity of being.
Scientific basis
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Christian Science differs from material sci-
Christian Science differs from material sci-
ence, but not on that account is it less scien-
tific. On the contrary, Christian Science is pre-emi-