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... laws of their minds , and that it rests upon a solid and unshaken foundation . " In former conflicts , the struggle had been to preserve the Church from division , or the orthodox doctrine from aberrations or perversions . In the ...
... laws of their minds , and that it rests upon a solid and unshaken foundation . " In former conflicts , the struggle had been to preserve the Church from division , or the orthodox doctrine from aberrations or perversions . In the ...
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... laws of Nature , he was think- ing God's thoughts after him — it is only when pur- sued in this mood , I believe , that science can do its best work . To bring , then , these two poles of modern thought into harmonious relations with ...
... laws of Nature , he was think- ing God's thoughts after him — it is only when pur- sued in this mood , I believe , that science can do its best work . To bring , then , these two poles of modern thought into harmonious relations with ...
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... can have grounds for a quarrel with the phenomena of atomic affinity , molecular vibra- tion and molar attraction and repulsion , or be at odds with the systematization of these phenomena into laws of NO NECESSARY ANTAGONISM . 19.
... can have grounds for a quarrel with the phenomena of atomic affinity , molecular vibra- tion and molar attraction and repulsion , or be at odds with the systematization of these phenomena into laws of NO NECESSARY ANTAGONISM . 19.
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... laws and causes . If the laws and causes at present assigned to them seem erroneously inferred , it is the business of Science to assist Religion in making a better sys- tematization of her facts . Looking at the question next from the ...
... laws and causes . If the laws and causes at present assigned to them seem erroneously inferred , it is the business of Science to assist Religion in making a better sys- tematization of her facts . Looking at the question next from the ...
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... laws of motion and matter dis- proves the testimony of science to them . If the in- vestigation of Nature should not disclose anywhere ( though I believe it does everywhere ) evidence of a First Cause , this would no more contradict ...
... laws of motion and matter dis- proves the testimony of science to them . If the in- vestigation of Nature should not disclose anywhere ( though I believe it does everywhere ) evidence of a First Cause , this would no more contradict ...
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