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... results of the freshest German , English , and American scholar- ship on the more important and difficult topics concerning the relation of Religion and Science . They were begun in the Meio- naon in 1875 ; and the audiences , gathered ...
... results of the freshest German , English , and American scholar- ship on the more important and difficult topics concerning the relation of Religion and Science . They were begun in the Meio- naon in 1875 ; and the audiences , gathered ...
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... results of actual observation ; but it must yet be bridged , even if only with a guess and a recanted theory . This substitution of the inferential for the observed is unscientific . A primary fault of Professor Huxley's latest ...
... results of actual observation ; but it must yet be bridged , even if only with a guess and a recanted theory . This substitution of the inferential for the observed is unscientific . A primary fault of Professor Huxley's latest ...
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... result of cosmic forces as the outcome of present Divine action . 8. In the history of the discussion of evolution , the origin of species among plants and animals has been explained by at least seven distinct hypotheses : — ( 1. ) Self ...
... result of cosmic forces as the outcome of present Divine action . 8. In the history of the discussion of evolution , the origin of species among plants and animals has been explained by at least seven distinct hypotheses : — ( 1. ) Self ...
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... results of experiment and observation . Of course , the logical existence of the alternatives . implied in this argument is denied by those who at- tribute both inertia and spiritual properties to matter as a mystic , transcendental ...
... results of experiment and observation . Of course , the logical existence of the alternatives . implied in this argument is denied by those who at- tribute both inertia and spiritual properties to matter as a mystic , transcendental ...
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... results from this shyness his insufficiently clear idea of what he means by causation . Almost while Tyndall was speaking before the British Association at Belfast on atoms , M. Wurtz , president of the French Associa- tion , was ...
... results from this shyness his insufficiently clear idea of what he means by causation . Almost while Tyndall was speaking before the British Association at Belfast on atoms , M. Wurtz , president of the French Associa- tion , was ...
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Page 192 - Then join the saints, wake every cheerful passion: When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. 51 FIRST PART. LM SHOW pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee...
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Page 282 - In your metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity: yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God with shape and color. Leave your theory, as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee.