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22 July 1810 1810 July 22 36 Fallacies
22 July 1810 1810 July 22 36

Fallacies Ch. | | Authority worshipper

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. 4. Churchmen's Sinister interest

7. Be[?] the subject of legisation what it may, in the present instance /the field of legislation and government/ it is But the more strongly it is a man's interest to propagate fallacy, with the better grounded assurance may it be pronounced of him (individual character out of the question) that on every occasion at all in relation to that same subject it will be his study and endeavour to give currency and efficiency to fallacy: and the more assuredly will the aim and tendency of any opinion he delivers be to promote deception, and therefore in the character of authority, the less fit to be received.
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    5 But in whatsoever shape abuse presents itself it is among its characteristic /common/ properties /not only/ to be served by fallacies, and /but/ to stand in need of every /whatever/ support that it is in the power of fallacu to afford to it. It is therefore the interest of the class of men in question, and in general of every man who belongs to it, to give on every occasion whatsoever currency and efficiency it is in his power to give to fallacy in every shape: and this not only to such particular fallacies of every such form which alone the abuses in which, as above, he has a special interest can receive immediate service, but to all fallacies from which abuse in any shape can receive service

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    3. It is their interest that whatever be the absurdity of the articles in question it is their interest that as many persons as jointly with themselves have been in the habit of professing a belief in them should continue in that same habit, as also that as many more should engage in it as possible, and their interest in this repsect is the stronger, the more flagrant and palpable that absurdity, the stronger and more urgent is that interest. For the greater the number of those who in appearance join with themselves in the same belief the greater is the number who join with them in delivering [...?] for the benefit of himself and the rest a sort of evidence /circumstantial wisdom, such as is delivered by authority /it is in the nature of authority to deliver//, registering the imputation of absurdity, and who at any rate stand precluded each of them from joining in the casting of any such imputation upon the rest.
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    . 4. Churchmen's Sinister interest

    In these circumstances it is the intrest of the Churchman to do what he can towards supporting and propagting the following opinions

    1. That where /in a case /cases// insincerity may to an unlimited extent be practiced without possibility of detection, especially for /particularly to/ any such purpose as that of punishment or general dishonour /disrepute/, rewards attached to the practice of such insincerity, rewards rising as high as to[?] [...?] [...?] several times greater than what is allotted to /in/ a [...?] by whom the whole business of the [...?] is directed, have no tendency to produce insincerity /it/;

    2. - or else that money which in the event of a certain course of conduct being conformed to is bestowed, and in the event of its not being conformed to is not bestowed does not operate as /[...?] in the character/ a reward to engage men to pursue such /give brith to such/ practices.

    3. - or else that insicnerity is not a vice but a virtue, and as such fit to be cultivated and promoted.

    4. and so in regard to punishment; viz. in so far as om relation to insincerity as above punishment is employed either in addition to or in lieu /place/ of, reward.