24/46 Metaphysics will not stop at that limit. It confuses knowledge and dreams together, and manufactures out of the two something quite worthless. It explains things which it does not understand, and which cannot be understood, and offers us detailed descriptions of countries into which it has never traveled, and where mankind probably never will travel." "May I say a word in defence of your metaphysics ?" said Dorfling, with a slight smile. He had drunk more than all the rest put together, and the serious conversation seemed to afford him great amusement. I cannot possibly uphold your statement that metaphysics do not contain a spark of objective truth. |