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... direct act of Omnipotence . All events in the material universe evince the being of a God , It is but a short step , then , to take in the extension of this argument , to say , that all events whatever in the material uni- verse ...
... direct act of Omnipotence . All events in the material universe evince the being of a God , It is but a short step , then , to take in the extension of this argument , to say , that all events whatever in the material uni- verse ...
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... direct results of power directed by intelligence , and accompanied by freewill . Now the word chance assumes different meanings according as we adopt one or the other of these theories . Under the former , there is no such thing as ...
... direct results of power directed by intelligence , and accompanied by freewill . Now the word chance assumes different meanings according as we adopt one or the other of these theories . Under the former , there is no such thing as ...
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... direct proof , that those substances have been actually subjected to intense heat . But the same thing might be said of all judicial inquiries which proceed upon circumstantial evidence . We can conclude that a man was murdered ...
... direct proof , that those substances have been actually subjected to intense heat . But the same thing might be said of all judicial inquiries which proceed upon circumstantial evidence . We can conclude that a man was murdered ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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