here merely as an essential condition for formu- lating fruitful questions. But this is not the road to be taken for action, for man’s volitional deci- sions cannot wait until cognition has become com- plete or he has become omniscient. We stand in the midst of life, and its manifold demands and needs often make it imperative that we reach de- cisions or translate our mental attitudes into im- mediate action. Long and tedious reflection can- not enable us to shape our decisions and attitudes properly; only that definite and clear instruction can which we gain from a direct inner link to God. This instruction alone is able to give us the inner firmness and lasting peace of mind which must be regarded as the highest boon in life. And if we ascribe to God, in addition to His omnipo- tence and omniscience, also the attributes of good- ness and love, recourse to Him produces an in- creased feeling of safety and happiness in the human being thirsting for solace. Against this conception not even the slightest objection can be raised from the point of view of natural science, for as we pointed it out before, questions of ethics are entirely outside of its realm. No matter where and how far we look, nowhere