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| faith in reason and scientific/scholarly knowledge obtained through reason | | faith in reason and scientific/scholarly knowledge obtained through reason |
| intrinsic importance and worth of life on earth. | | intrinsic importance and worth of life on earth. |
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| + | This ancient [[culture]] (China) has contributed much to [[human]] [[happiness]]; millions of human beings have lived and died, blessed by its achievements. For centuries this great [[civilization]] has rested upon the laurels of the past, but it is even now reawakening to en[[vision]] anew the goals of [[mortal]] [[existence]], once again to take up the unremitting struggle for never-ending '''progress'''.[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper79.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper79.html&line=172#mfs] |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| * I. The course or process of a series of actions, events, etc., through time; advancement through such a course. | | * I. The course or process of a series of actions, events, etc., through time; advancement through such a course. |
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| :c. Motion forwards, as opposed to rest or regress; advance. Also in figurative contexts. | | :c. Motion forwards, as opposed to rest or regress; advance. Also in figurative contexts. |
| :d. A region or distance traversed. Obs. rare. | | :d. A region or distance traversed. Obs. rare. |
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| ==External links and references== | | ==External links and references== |
| * Murray, Charles, [http://www.hooverdigest.org/013/murray.html The Idea of Progress: Once Again, with Feeling] ''from the [http://www.hooverdigest.org/ Hoover Digest]'' | | * Murray, Charles, [http://www.hooverdigest.org/013/murray.html The Idea of Progress: Once Again, with Feeling] ''from the [http://www.hooverdigest.org/ Hoover Digest]'' |