“With heartfelt conviction I say it: A sound philosophy must and can be nothing else than a propaedeutic to Christianity.”

— Robert Mayer

Kneller, Karl Alois. 1911. pp. 18. Christianity and the Leaders of Modern Science https://archive.org/stream/christianitylead00kneluoft#page/18/mode/2up. London.
Variant translation: "From the bottom of my heart I say a true philosophy can and should be nothing but a propaganda for the Christian religion." (in Western Christian Advocate, Volume 77. 1911. Methodist Church
Original: Aus vollem Herzen rufe ich es aus: Eine richtige Philosophie darf und kann nichts anderes sein als eine Propädeutik für die christliche Religion. (As quoted in "Robert Mayer und das Energieprinzip, 1842-1942: Gedenkschrift zur 100. Wiederkehr der Entdeckung des Energieprinzips" (1942), p. 328

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