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... Deity . In this hypothesis , Descartes and Leibnitz agreed , notwithstanding the wide diver- sity of their systems in other respects . But a machine needs a continuous motive power ; it needs the expansive force of steam , the weight of ...
... Deity . In this hypothesis , Descartes and Leibnitz agreed , notwithstanding the wide diver- sity of their systems in other respects . But a machine needs a continuous motive power ; it needs the expansive force of steam , the weight of ...
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... DEITY : THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE MORAL LAW . Summary of the last chapter . I attempted to prove , in the last chapter , that the moral constitution of man affords direct and irrefragable evidence , that he is under the constant and im ...
... DEITY : THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE MORAL LAW . Summary of the last chapter . I attempted to prove , in the last chapter , that the moral constitution of man affords direct and irrefragable evidence , that he is under the constant and im ...
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... deity ; every volcano has an imprisoned demigod struggling under it , and every thunderstorm suggests an angry deity launching his bolts against his foes . As science advances , objects and events are classified , and causes general ...
... deity ; every volcano has an imprisoned demigod struggling under it , and every thunderstorm suggests an angry deity launching his bolts against his foes . As science advances , objects and events are classified , and causes general ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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