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Both religion and mysticism are self-enclosing activities. The defense against fears which religion offers and the transcendental experiences which mysticism offers provide personal satisfactions. But philosophy can only offer truth. It is not directly concerned with substituting one emotion for another, even if the new one is on a higher level, nor does it care whether the man has pleasing or displeasing experiences through following it.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 6 : Philosophy and Religion > # 66