A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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... kind ; and there- Essay on Atheism . + Philos . Hum . Mind . - Introduction , Part ii . sec . 1 . See also , chap . ii . of part ii . of this treatise , near the beginning . fore it is not in the hope of an extensive PREFACE . vii.
... kind ; and there- Essay on Atheism . + Philos . Hum . Mind . - Introduction , Part ii . sec . 1 . See also , chap . ii . of part ii . of this treatise , near the beginning . fore it is not in the hope of an extensive PREFACE . vii.
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... is the humblest of its kind . He has freely used every author of every complexion who seemed likely to advance his purpose . He only wishes that he could have gained access to the works of numerous others , which it has been X PREFACE .
... is the humblest of its kind . He has freely used every author of every complexion who seemed likely to advance his purpose . He only wishes that he could have gained access to the works of numerous others , which it has been X PREFACE .
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... a general state of uncertainty as to the nature and fair- ness of that kind of Proof upon which assent is demanded . It is , as is already observed , the peculiar object of this treatise , to alleviate these PREFACE . xi.
... a general state of uncertainty as to the nature and fair- ness of that kind of Proof upon which assent is demanded . It is , as is already observed , the peculiar object of this treatise , to alleviate these PREFACE . xi.
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... kind of proof on which we are , in reason bound to act , in questions of a religious nature . And the fol- lowing passage , from a deeply tried and ad- mirable writer , will carry us at once into the matter , and a solution of it . " My ...
... kind of proof on which we are , in reason bound to act , in questions of a religious nature . And the fol- lowing passage , from a deeply tried and ad- mirable writer , will carry us at once into the matter , and a solution of it . " My ...
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... kind in subjects of an historical and moral nature , is , by writers on this department of human knowledge , usually denominated , that of pro- bable evidence . Not to imply as the profound Dugald Stewart so well observes " Not to imply ...
... kind in subjects of an historical and moral nature , is , by writers on this department of human knowledge , usually denominated , that of pro- bable evidence . Not to imply as the profound Dugald Stewart so well observes " Not to imply ...
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