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... believe , by a natural association of ideas , we are led to the doctrine of universal causation , — to the belief that no event whatever , whether in the mind or in the outer universe , can take place without an efficient cause . most ...
... believe , by a natural association of ideas , we are led to the doctrine of universal causation , — to the belief that no event whatever , whether in the mind or in the outer universe , can take place without an efficient cause . most ...
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... believe that it had previously existed under other forms . These " other forms , " under which it previously existed , are the causes of the phenomenon . We object to this theory , that it seems to confound being with doing , or ...
... believe that it had previously existed under other forms . These " other forms , " under which it previously existed , are the causes of the phenomenon . We object to this theory , that it seems to confound being with doing , or ...
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... believe that the fall of a leaf from a tree is at once a cause and a consequence directly connected with the destruction of em- pires , and with the movement of the planets round the sun . But if you believe that the flame has no power ...
... believe that the fall of a leaf from a tree is at once a cause and a consequence directly connected with the destruction of em- pires , and with the movement of the planets round the sun . But if you believe that the flame has no power ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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