 | James Hamilton - 1853 - 400 pages
...natural sciences are all * Of how much skepticism has Bacon given the rationale in his noted sentence, " A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to Atheism...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."— ESSAYS 16. And of how many Freethinkers might the foolish boasting be silenced in the words which Newton... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...than the disease. XVI. OF ATHEISM. I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, to go two years ; for the received tradition of ten years is ft is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth... | |
 | 1865 - 860 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...Hist. i. 28. XVI.— OF ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend,1 and the Talmud,2 and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is...convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy 3 incliueth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 pages
...than the disease. XVI. OP ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran ', than that this universal frame...philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosphy bringeth men's minds about to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 1012 pages
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 | Henry Hegart Breen - 1857 - 342 pages
...merit of the thought, such as it is, belongs to Lord Bacon, who says in his "Essay of Atheism:" — "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism,...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." To this source may also be referred that beautiful couplet in Dryden : — " Errors like straws upon... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...intimidation. ESSAY XVI. OF ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is...without a mind ; and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince1 atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...than the disease. XVI. OP ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran ', than that this universal frame...philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosphy bringeth men's minds about to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes... | |
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HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. 
