The doubts of the agnostic were only the dogmas of the monist.
Of the fact and evidence of the supernatural I will speak afterwards.
Here we are only concerned with this clear point; that in so far as the liberal idea of freedom can be said to be on either side in the discussion about miracles, it is obviously on the side of miracles.
Reform or (in the only tolerable sense) progress means simply the gradual control of matter by mind.

A miracle simply means the swift control of matter by mind.

If you wish to feed the people, you may think that feeding them miraculously in the wilderness is impossible--but you cannot think it illiberal.

If you really want poor children to go to the seaside, you cannot think it illiberal that they should go there on flying dragons; you can only think it unlikely.

A holiday, like Liberalism, only means the liberty of man.