Aletheia,

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is a

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for the anonymous author of the ''Rationalist's Manual'' published

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: Watts & Co., 1897. ''Part I. - Theology : Its Superstitions and Origin. Part II. — Rationalism : Its Philosophy and Ethics.'' It was reviewed in ''The Literary World'' which considered that "this work may be described as the reduction of human life to its lowest possible terms. Anything that suggests other than

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and material considerations as a basis of conduct is to "Aletheia, MD," ''anathema-maranatha.''

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is to be judged not by its ideals, but by its origins." In 1967 it was again mentioned in ''Ethics''Ethics an international journal of social, political and legal ...: Volume 8 1967 by Aletheia, MD. Pp. 140. Part I. — Theology : Its Superstitions and Origin. Part II. — Rationalism : Its Philosophy and Ethics but as "sadly marred by

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of a rather old-fashioned type."

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