, believingintheimmortalityofthesoul, wemuststillaskthequestionofSocrates, ‘Whatisthatwhichwesupposetobeimmortal?’ Isitthepersonalandindividualelementinus, orthespiritualanduniversal? Isittheprincipleofknowledgeorofgoodness, ortheunionofthetwo? Isitthemereforceoflifewhichisdeterminedtobe, ortheconsciousnessofselfwhichcannotbegotridof, orthefireofgeniuswhichrefusestobeextinguished? OristhereahiddenbeingwhichisalliedtotheAuthorofallexistence, whoisbecauseheisperfect, andtowhomourideasofperfectiongiveusatitletobelong? Whateveranswerisgivenbyustothesequestions, therestillremainsthenecessityofallowingthepermanenceofevil, ifnotforever, atanyrateforatime, inorderthatthewicked ‘maynothavetoogoodabargain.’ Fortheannihilationofevilatdeath, ortheeternaldurationofit, , ratherthanbyourreason, , theweak, theidiot, theinfant, theherdofmenwhohaveneverinanypropersensetheuseofreason, reappearwithblinkingeyesinthelightofanotherworld? Butoursecondthoughtisthatthehopeofhumanityisacommonone, , ? hadwebeenplacedintheircircumstancesshouldwehavebeenanybetterthanthey? Theworstofmenareobjectsofpityratherthanofangertothephilanthropist; musttheynotbeequallysuchtodivinebenevolence? Evenmorethanthegoodtheyhaveneedofanotherlife; notthattheymaybepunished, .