A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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... respecting the common pursuits of life , where a man would be thought , in a literal sense , distracted , who would not act , and with great application too , not only on an even chance , but upon much less , and where the proba- bility ...
... respecting the common pursuits of life , where a man would be thought , in a literal sense , distracted , who would not act , and with great application too , not only on an even chance , but upon much less , and where the proba- bility ...
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David Bristow Baker. whether our minds may not be embarrassed with many doubts respecting the existence of it ; but simply , whether on the whole there appears a greater probability in its favour than against it . Whether , if we had had ...
David Bristow Baker. whether our minds may not be embarrassed with many doubts respecting the existence of it ; but simply , whether on the whole there appears a greater probability in its favour than against it . Whether , if we had had ...
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... respect to the facts of Deism , or natural religion , so called . And it is precisely thus that we must argue with reference to the facts of a revealed re- ligion . There may be mysteries , —things difficult and beyond comprehension in ...
... respect to the facts of Deism , or natural religion , so called . And it is precisely thus that we must argue with reference to the facts of a revealed re- ligion . There may be mysteries , —things difficult and beyond comprehension in ...
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... respect to any one thing in nature ) ; but capable of seeing that the proof is not lost in these difficulties , nor destroyed by these objections . But then , a thorough examination into religion , with re- gard to these objections ...
... respect to any one thing in nature ) ; but capable of seeing that the proof is not lost in these difficulties , nor destroyed by these objections . But then , a thorough examination into religion , with re- gard to these objections ...
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... not aware that any arguments have been adduced , throughout this work , to account for the existence of doubts respecting Christianity , which apply not equally to Deism . The admissions of Deism , RELIGIOUS DOUBT . 75.
... not aware that any arguments have been adduced , throughout this work , to account for the existence of doubts respecting Christianity , which apply not equally to Deism . The admissions of Deism , RELIGIOUS DOUBT . 75.
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