SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Unlilce " Orion," writing on Science and Democracy in your last issue, I believe that Science (in the wide sense) will be our saviour, more than ancient philosophy (which he quotes), ancient religion (which he doesn't mention), or modern politicians (whom he worships). " Science," he says, " is an excellent mentor, and a very proper check, but it goes no further." It does go further ; it is the most powerfully creative factor in modern society—which indeed it his made ; and it is the only thing which will keep us religious. Scientific morality is far above political morality, as is notorious, yet " Orion " sets up the politician as a moral dictator ; as for " collective thinking," it cannot be of a high order in a nation which accepts Out less responsible Press. All thinking worthy of the name is individual, but the fruit of it is collective and transmissible knowledge, on which, more than on any " moving and heaving " of igriorant masses, the future health of Demo-
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