text_original: and it was much! it was very much! I am proceeding, as you see, in this essay, from an hypothesis which, as far as such readers as I want are ASCETIC IDEALS 137 concerned, does not require to be proved; the hypothesis that "sinfulness" in man is not an actual fact, but rather merely the interpretation of a fact, of a physiological discomfort, — a discomfort seen through a moral religious perspective which is no longer binding upon us.
text_transcription: AND IT WAS MUCH IT WAS VERY MUCH I AM PROCEEDING AS YOU SEE IN THIS ESSAY FROM AN HYPOTHESIS WHICH AS FAR AS SUCH READERS AS I WANT ARE CONCERNED DOES NOT REQUIRE TO BE PROVED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT SINFULNESS IN MAN IS NOT AN ACTUAL FACT BUT RATHER AN INTERPRETATION OF A FACT OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL DISCOMFORT OF DISCOMFORT SEEN THROUGH A MORAL RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE WHICH IS NO LONGER BINDING UPON US
phonemes: ænd ɪt wʌz mˈʌtʃ! ɪt wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ! aɪɐm pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ, æz juː sˈiː, ɪn ðɪs ˈɛseɪ, fɹʌm æn haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs wˈɪtʃ, æz fˈɑːɹ æz sˈʌtʃ ɹˈiːdɚz æz aɪ wˈɔnt ɑːɹ ɐsˈɛɾɪk aɪdˈiəlz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən kənsˈɜːnd, dʌznˌɑːt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ təbi pɹˈuːvd; ðə haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs ðˈæt "sˈɪnfəlnəs" ɪn mˈæn ɪz nˌɑːt ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl fˈækt, bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚ mˈɪɹli ðɪ ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən əvə fˈækt, əvə fˌɪzɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl dɪskˈʌmfɚt, — ɐ dɪskˈʌmfɚt sˈiːn θɹuː ɐ mˈɔːɹəl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pɚspˈɛktɪv wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ bˈaɪndɪŋ əpˌɑːn ˌʌs.