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The justification which Spiritism claims for its
existence is the grossly exaggerated assertion that
"a spirit world is everywhere denied." (This was
never true, and since the decline of materialism, for
the last fifty years, has become glaringly false.)
It is probable that, so far, Spiritism itself has
been one of the factors in this decline of materialism
(towards which, curiously enough, its (supposed)
materialisations may have helped). One would
imagine, however, to listen to its claims, that it
was really responsible, as a sort of spiritual Columbus,
for actually discovering a new world! There is
not one word from these "discoverers" of apology to
God or the Bible, for unbelief in their revelation of
the very same truth, which, far from being brought
to light by Spiritism, had been made known to all
men since the present age began.
Survival after Death
The desire to verify survival after death is the inevitable
outcome of loss of faith in revealed religion.
To the humblest believer all the boasted discoveries
of Spiritism which are true have ever been undoubted
facts.
Professor Lombroso says he is not a Spiritist,
because they believe the soul came from God, whereas
he believes otherwise; a statement which shows
Spiritism in a favourable light.
Sir Oliver Lodge, in a striking passage, widely
quoted, and of great beauty, even if of little accuracy,
suggests that "the wall between the two worlds is
getting thin in places; and that we now begin to hear
sounds from the other side."