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Page 58
He does not positively affirm the position , that God is not ; but he affirms the lack of evidence for the position , that God is . Judging from the tendency and effect of his arguments , an atheist does not appear posi11 it is not ...
He does not positively affirm the position , that God is not ; but he affirms the lack of evidence for the position , that God is . Judging from the tendency and effect of his arguments , an atheist does not appear posi11 it is not ...
Page 59
Now there is one consideration , which affords the inquirer a singularly clear and commanding position , at the outset of this great question . It is this . We cannot , without a glaring contravention to all the principles of the ...
Now there is one consideration , which affords the inquirer a singularly clear and commanding position , at the outset of this great question . It is this . We cannot , without a glaring contravention to all the principles of the ...
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It is right to be vigilant — but it is not right to waste the strength or the credit of a good cause upon the defence of an untenable position and more especially , if that position be wholly insignificant .
It is right to be vigilant — but it is not right to waste the strength or the credit of a good cause upon the defence of an untenable position and more especially , if that position be wholly insignificant .
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Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
on the side of Theism | 121 |
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| Title | The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1 The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Thomas Chalmers |
| Author | Thomas Chalmers |
| Publisher | W. Collins, 1836 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2019 |
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