James says, "If the world were then and there to go out like a candle, it would remain truth absolute and objective, for it would be the last word, would have no critic, and no one would ever oppose the thought in it to the reality intended."

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James is saying that if the world were to end abruptly, whatever Truth existed at that moment would be absolute and objective because it would be the final and unchallenged state of reality.

James Says, "If the World Were Then and There to Go