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But would a human being wish to purchase this immunity at the expense of those mental powers which enable him to look forward to the future ? Death implies separation : and the loss of those whom we love , must necessarily , so far as ...
But would a human being wish to purchase this immunity at the expense of those mental powers which enable him to look forward to the future ? Death implies separation : and the loss of those whom we love , must necessarily , so far as ...
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In the general course of human affairs , the very reverse of this is nearer to the truth . Command is anxiety , obedience ease . Artificial distinctions sometimes promote real equality . Whether they be hereditary , or be the homage ...
In the general course of human affairs , the very reverse of this is nearer to the truth . Command is anxiety , obedience ease . Artificial distinctions sometimes promote real equality . Whether they be hereditary , or be the homage ...
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of sudden deaths very frequent , the sense of constant jeopardy would interfere too much with the degree of ease and enjoyment intended for us ; and human life be too precarious for the business and interests which belong to it .
of sudden deaths very frequent , the sense of constant jeopardy would interfere too much with the degree of ease and enjoyment intended for us ; and human life be too precarious for the business and interests which belong to it .
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Contents
State of the argument | 1 |
Application of the argument | 7 |
Application of the argument continued | 21 |
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| Title | Natural theology ; Horæ Paulinæ ; Clergyman's companion ; and sermons Volume 2 of The Works of William Paley: Complete in Two Volumes, William Paley |
| Author | William Paley |
| Publisher | Henry Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, 1928 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2006 |
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