3. Never spoke of a natural law, or assigned a natural cause for anything. The fact that he never made use of these words now so current in all civilized countries, is evidence that he was totally ignorant of these important branches of knowledge, the cultivation of which is now known to be essential to the progress of civilization. And yet it is claimed his religion has been a great lever in the advancement of civilization. But this is a mistake--a solemn mistake, as elsewhere shown. (See Chap. XLV.) 4. Everything to Christ was miracle; everything was produced and controlled by the arbitrary power of an angry or irascible God. He evidently had no idea of a ruling principle in nature or of the existence of natural law, as controlling any event he witnessed. Hence he set no bounds to anything, and recognized no limits to the possible. He believed God to be a supernatural personal being, who possessed unlimited power, and who ruled and controlled everything by his arbitrary will, without any law or any limitation to its exercises. Hence he told his disciples they would have anything they prayed for in faith; that by faith they could roll mountains into the sea, or bring to a halt the rolling billows of the mighty deep. He evidently believed that the forked lightning, the out-bursting earth-shaking thunder, and the roaring, heaving volcano were but pliant tools or obsequious servants to the man of faith. And he displays no less ignorance of the laws of mind than the laws of nature; thus proving him to have been neither a natural, moral, nor mental philosopher. He omitted to teach the great moral lessons learned by human experience, of which he was evidently totally ignorant. 5. He never taught that the practice of virtue contains its own reward. 6. That the question of right and wrong of any action is to be decided by its effect upon the individual, or upon society. 7. That no life can be displeasing to God which is useful to man. 8. And he omitted to teach the most important lesson that can engage the attention of man, viz.: that the great purpose of life is self-development. 9. That no person can attain or approximate to real happiness without bestowing a special attention to the cultivation and exercise of all the mental and physical faculties, so far as to keep them in a healthy condition. None of the important lessons above named are hinted at in his teachings, which, if punctually observed, would do more to advance the happiness of the human race than all the sermons Christ or Chrishna ever preached, or ever taught. 10. And then he taught many doctrines which are plainly contradicted by the established principle of modern science, such as,-- 11. Diseases being produced by demons, devils, or wicked spirits. (See Mark ix. 20.) Christ nowhere assigns a natural cause for disease, or a scientific explanation for its cure. 12. His rebuking a fever discloses a similar lack of scientific knowledge. ( See Luke iv. 39.)