Note 139 — Chapter X

An analogue in the field of social values is readily suggested. A new heresy starts, opposed by the dominant element in the social will, i.e., having a negative value for the majority. As the heresy increases, the negative value rises till, in a crucial point, the tide turns, and the heretics become the dominant element in the society. Then—since their position is far from certain—new recruits to the heresy have a high positive value, but, as the heresy still further spreads, additional recruits count for less and less.