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... question must be treated philosophically , or by metaphysical considerations . The speculative attempts , extended , modified , and perpetually recur- ring through the whole history of philosophy , to demonstrate the independent ...
... question must be treated philosophically , or by metaphysical considerations . The speculative attempts , extended , modified , and perpetually recur- ring through the whole history of philosophy , to demonstrate the independent ...
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... question concerning the reality of such an existence is one of pure curiosity , to be ranked with other problems in science , as a matter of no immediate interest except to the student . We may sublimate that existence into an abstract ...
... question concerning the reality of such an existence is one of pure curiosity , to be ranked with other problems in science , as a matter of no immediate interest except to the student . We may sublimate that existence into an abstract ...
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... question . The question in its sim- plest form is , How can there be any evil in the world , if it was created and is governed by an all - powerful and all - gracious God ? The difficulty disappears , and the problem is solved , if we ...
... question . The question in its sim- plest form is , How can there be any evil in the world , if it was created and is governed by an all - powerful and all - gracious God ? The difficulty disappears , and the problem is solved , if we ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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