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... prove the theories and doctrines of other people . He says only that no other doctrine than this can be proved , · that is , demon- strated ; he acknowledges that the difficulty is too hard for his understanding . Now it is certainly an ...
... prove the theories and doctrines of other people . He says only that no other doctrine than this can be proved , · that is , demon- strated ; he acknowledges that the difficulty is too hard for his understanding . Now it is certainly an ...
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... prove that God is wise , powerful , and good ; and another and quite a different thing , to prove that he is infinitely wise , infinitely powerful , and infinitely good . The difference between these two lines of proof has sometimes ...
... prove that God is wise , powerful , and good ; and another and quite a different thing , to prove that he is infinitely wise , infinitely powerful , and infinitely good . The difference between these two lines of proof has sometimes ...
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... prove a defect of power , or to dis- prove Omnipotence ; the dilemma , therefore , is a mere logical puzzle , like the celebrated one of Achilles and the tortoise . The only difficulty is , how to lay bare the fallacy , or expose the ...
... prove a defect of power , or to dis- prove Omnipotence ; the dilemma , therefore , is a mere logical puzzle , like the celebrated one of Achilles and the tortoise . The only difficulty is , how to lay bare the fallacy , or expose the ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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