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Religion, specifically theism, assumes the garb of a primitive metaphysical theory.Now there are two lines of inquiry which follow -  by one means or another we intend to stir naive metaphysics from its slumbers. 

Nor is there any way of entering into the spirit of metaphysical inquiry other than by allowing oneself to be overwhelmed by the sheer impossibility of its questions, and by the reckless audacity with which it throws itself into the task of answering them. 

Before we rush headlong, however, a degree of moderating caution might be advisable. Like Prometheus, we are setting out to steal fire from the gods, and the same warnings apply to us as we with the benefit of hindsight might have given that Greek hero. First, we had better take pains to establish our right to the treasure we mean to plunder.