heaven 164

_All_ the objections urged against the latter apply with far more
force to the former 165

As a matter of fact, there is no possible object sufficient to
start the enthusiasm required by the positivists 167

To make the required enthusiasm possible human nature would
have to be completely changed 168

Two existing qualities, for instance, would have to be magnified
to an impossible extent--imagination 169

And unselfishness 170

If we state the positive system in terms of common life, its
visionary character becomes evident 172

The examples which have suggested its possibility are quite
misleading 173

The positive system is really far more based on superstition than
any religion 175

Its appearance can only be accounted for by the characters and
circumstances of its originators 175

And a consideration of these will help us more than anything to
estimate it rightly 178