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root((Pleasantness of Religion))
No Argument Against It
Does NOT raise laughter
Actually tends to remove laughter
Nature of Laughter
Never great pleasure
Flashy, external & short-lived
Arises from mixture of pleasure + sorrow
Comes from what is ridiculous
Mixture of pleasant + painful
Something deformed / contrary to beautiful
True Pleasure
Purely agreeable → No laughter
Raises a sweet smile (not grimace)
At its height → Face shines with joy
Like the joy of dear friends
Why Religion Doesn't Always Produce a Smile
Because of our sins
Offended God
Religious thoughts mixed with repentance
Sense of our own misery
Pleasure of repentance itself does not tend to smile
Why Religious Thoughts Cause Sighs
NOT from melancholy of religion
From high, internal, spiritual nature
Abstracts soul from body
Deadens bodily operations
Causes sigh to renew the body
At greatest height
Soul in a trance
Body left nearly dead