The Supernatural in Nature: A Verification by Free Use of ScienceC. K. Paul & Company, 1880 - 509 pages |
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... mysterious control of mind over matter , and of higher law subordinating lower . They know that , even as to geometrical truths , more is required than axioms and definitions - there must be intui- tion of the figures , and knowledge ...
... mysterious control of mind over matter , and of higher law subordinating lower . They know that , even as to geometrical truths , more is required than axioms and definitions - there must be intui- tion of the figures , and knowledge ...
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... mysterious unity ; consequently , no rational being can properly deny the existence of that concerning which , essentially , he knows nothing . Denial of the Supreme , as founded on the fact of " not knowing , " is irrational and ...
... mysterious unity ; consequently , no rational being can properly deny the existence of that concerning which , essentially , he knows nothing . Denial of the Supreme , as founded on the fact of " not knowing , " is irrational and ...
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... mysterious homage of the inner man ; but also with those external , decorous , reverential observances , which , giving outward and visible form to the acts of the spirit , constitute true worship . To plead as an excuse for failing in ...
... mysterious homage of the inner man ; but also with those external , decorous , reverential observances , which , giving outward and visible form to the acts of the spirit , constitute true worship . To plead as an excuse for failing in ...
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... , repeating Himself in miniature within our spirit ; this represents our views with sufficient clearness . Personality is not used in any sense of limitation , but as the mysterious aspect of the Dynamis , the omnipresent Energy , to.
... , repeating Himself in miniature within our spirit ; this represents our views with sufficient clearness . Personality is not used in any sense of limitation , but as the mysterious aspect of the Dynamis , the omnipresent Energy , to.
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... mysterious than the birth of a planet . No doubt a particle of matter is less complex than the universe , but that particle , all in all , is infinite . This particle and that universe are not known as they exist in themselves , but as ...
... mysterious than the birth of a planet . No doubt a particle of matter is less complex than the universe , but that particle , all in all , is infinite . This particle and that universe are not known as they exist in themselves , but as ...
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