A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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... examination of that evidence , which , notwithstanding all its at- tendant difficulties , has been deemed conclu- sive by such multitudes of the acutest , the best , and wisest . In the Appendix , will be found a more par- ticular ...
... examination of that evidence , which , notwithstanding all its at- tendant difficulties , has been deemed conclu- sive by such multitudes of the acutest , the best , and wisest . In the Appendix , will be found a more par- ticular ...
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... examination . But , any man accustomed to observe the workings of the mind , will agree , that conviction , in intricate moral questions , comes finally in the shape of internal feeling . A perception perfectly distinct from syllogistic ...
... examination . But , any man accustomed to observe the workings of the mind , will agree , that conviction , in intricate moral questions , comes finally in the shape of internal feeling . A perception perfectly distinct from syllogistic ...
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... examination be , that there appears , upon the whole , any the lowest pre- sumption on one side , though in the lowest degree greater , this determines the question , even in matters of speculation ; and in matters of practice , will ...
... examination be , that there appears , upon the whole , any the lowest pre- sumption on one side , though in the lowest degree greater , this determines the question , even in matters of speculation ; and in matters of practice , will ...
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... examination of mat- ters of this self - denying and humble kind . If they are not exclusively engaged in manual toil ; and are at all disposed to find some resting place for the baffled mind , almost in- evitably 22 RELIGIOUS DOUBT .
... examination of mat- ters of this self - denying and humble kind . If they are not exclusively engaged in manual toil ; and are at all disposed to find some resting place for the baffled mind , almost in- evitably 22 RELIGIOUS DOUBT .
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... examination of these important matters : the following pas- sage is so inimitable of its kind , and so suited to our present purpose , that , in drawing this chapter to a close , I cannot resist the tempta- tion of here transcribing it ...
... examination of these important matters : the following pas- sage is so inimitable of its kind , and so suited to our present purpose , that , in drawing this chapter to a close , I cannot resist the tempta- tion of here transcribing it ...
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