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This determination has a great deal to do with truth, has it not? Isn't this what scientific development is all about? What is science for, if it isn't an instrument for becoming more sensitive to what is truth and what is mere conjecture?
The self-appointed task, to be governed by truth, however, cannot be fulfilled without an established reference to truth. Doctrines and ideologies cannot provide this reference, for they themselves are but conjectured opinions, frequently imposed by a dominant elite. Imposed doctrines do not come wrapped in a guarantee of being right. Indeed, imposed doctrines have rarely proven to be beneficial to mankind. The point of reference to what is truth, therefore, must be established within the sovereign domain of one's own consciousness, because the experience that is affected by the consequences is one's own. The responsibility to separate reality from fiction, to determine truth, is one's own? This, in turn, can only be accomplished thorough an investigation of the principles of truth. Isn't this, what the structure for scientific development, that was explored in Volume 3, intended to accomplish?
Scientifically speaking, truth is not an absolute concept, because in the absolute of reality where all is truth, the very concept of truth has no meaning. It has a profound meaning, however, on the relative platform of human living were individuals aim to approach the infinite and approximate a perception of the infinite to the highest degree possible. Science can take us there, but no higher than that. It merely opens the door to infinity. Still, this is enough. This door remains shut, however, if the government is by emotions, as it largely is today.
If there was a definite statement of truth possible, and an absolute proof of it, then it would be right for any individual or nation to be governed by whoever has this absolute understanding. Except this is not how reality is set up, so the task falls on the individual to weigh all aspects that pertain to the human dimensions in order to judge their merit. Towards this end, Mary Baker Eddy's scientific development structure can enable the individual to be his or her own guide, to understand the principles of economy, justice, and humanity, and to recognize their spiritual strengths. Correct self-government reflects the infinite dimension of the mind. It rests on an understanding of the productive potential of all that relates to reality. In this, healing is found, both on the individual level, and on the collective level.
The scientific strength on the individual level, of course, must reflect itself as a corresponding strength on the collective level. Christ Jesus once said: "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." But he also said, and "greater works than these shall ye do." Does this "greater" point to universal self-government of humanity according to the science of the Chris, on the individual level?
This promise for boundless healing, evidently reaches beyond the domain of mere bodily healing. The healing dimension of the Christ Science, the Science that explores Truth, must embrace the whole of the human scene. It must accomplish a healing that has never before occurred. In this sense, the people of the most modern age of humanity, who stand at the edge of discovery, must also be the pioneers. In order to kick-start this pioneering thrust, the pioneer of a century ago had set up a stage for something vastly greater than what the people of that age could accomplish, or deal with.
Now that a hundred years have passed, the world appears more ready to tackle the advanced concepts and their interrelationships. Whatever advances thought can never be outmoded. The fact that the advanced concepts are only now coming to the surface indicates that the late 19th century atmosphere had been too primitive and polluted with illusions, in order to promote further development. Evidently, Mary Baker Eddy understood many advanced concepts, and to judge by the absence of any development in this arena since her time, it becomes apparent that she still leads the field, even today.
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