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                                                                                                                    West Goffstown, N.H. July 8 etc. 1849

Dear Brother Joseph

   Your letter of June 26th, 28th lies before me, but but I believe that a certain concatenation of circumstances alluded to in yours relieves me from the duty of replying to it until I again hear from you. However, happening to feel like it just now, I will indite a few lines, while I have leisure, against some letter day.
  First the question you propose for correspondence; viz "The Contained angle between a right course of conduct and a wrong one?" This question is a remarkable illustration, both of your own ignorance of science, and also of the immense superiority of Mathematical over Metaphysical knowledge, as applied even to Ethical Science. Now the Question you propose might be in your way of looking at things a very difficult matter to solve, requiring I know not how many tough syllogisms & arguments of so many kinds. Applying Mathematics to it it becomes as plain as the nose on a man's face, the demonstration is as beautiful and simple as the propositions or theorems of Euclid....... But I will have consideration for you, & not introduce any more  mathematics.
Those Questions you make are very good and  appropriate. Is that last one from Upham, I do not remember it really. the quotation about Dreams etc. I expect I am of a very prosaic nature even in my dreams. I have never had any such experiences as you & Charles & Prov. Phil. tell off. 

Still I certainly have rather a remarkable belief in all such things. I am credulous; if not imaginative. That is quite an ides of Incredulity being only Creativity itself seen from a different point as it bows & nods assent to the usual & the Expected.