Why I am not a Christian : by Bertrand Russell, published in 1927.
... I am afraid I shall cherish a suspicion about either the height or the breadth of their spiritual experience. 1932 I have not yet found a moment's time to go through Russell's book [ Why I Am Not a Christian ]; as soon as I can do so I will let you know if I have anything to say about him. I have already said that I have no objection to anybody admiring Russell or Lowes Dickinson or any other... believed and practised in Europe. Not much food on either side of the controversy either for the intellect or the spirit! 18 October 1932 I seized a few moments to run through Russell [ Why I Am Not a Christian ]; a few moments were enough. It is just as I expected it to be. I have no doubt that Russell is a competent philosophic thinker, but this might have been written by an ordinary tract-writer ...
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