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... , have been impelled to construct it in the forms in which they have con- structed it ; a plain scientific obligation lies on them B to explain the natural origin of human beliefs re- specting STATEMENT OF THE ARGUMENT.
... , have been impelled to construct it in the forms in which they have con- structed it ; a plain scientific obligation lies on them B to explain the natural origin of human beliefs re- specting STATEMENT OF THE ARGUMENT.
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... beliefs in the supernatural , and of the sundry and diverse notions that have been entertained concern- ing it in different times and places , can be identified with causes which , habitually working in human thought now , were largely ...
... beliefs in the supernatural , and of the sundry and diverse notions that have been entertained concern- ing it in different times and places , can be identified with causes which , habitually working in human thought now , were largely ...
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... belief will be owing to the fact that causes , once so widely operative , continue to work in the old ways in many minds . PART I. CAUSES OF FALLACIES INCIDENT TO THE NATURAL OPERATIONS 4 NATURAL CAUSES AND SUPERNATURAL SEEMINGS .
... belief will be owing to the fact that causes , once so widely operative , continue to work in the old ways in many minds . PART I. CAUSES OF FALLACIES INCIDENT TO THE NATURAL OPERATIONS 4 NATURAL CAUSES AND SUPERNATURAL SEEMINGS .
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... in modern belief will be owing to the fact that causes , once so widely operative , continue to work in the old ways in many minds . PART I . - * CAUSES OF FALLACIES INCIDENT TO 4 NATURAL CAUSES AND SUPERNATURAL SEEMINGS .
... in modern belief will be owing to the fact that causes , once so widely operative , continue to work in the old ways in many minds . PART I . - * CAUSES OF FALLACIES INCIDENT TO 4 NATURAL CAUSES AND SUPERNATURAL SEEMINGS .
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... beliefs are cherished now which have no better foundations than many extinct pre - scientific beliefs ; and it is pretty certain that in years to come some cherished beliefs of to - day shall serve to those who are then alive as curious ...
... beliefs are cherished now which have no better foundations than many extinct pre - scientific beliefs ; and it is pretty certain that in years to come some cherished beliefs of to - day shall serve to those who are then alive as curious ...
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