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... conviction to doubt , and from doubt to absolute incredulity , correspond to the de- gree of evidence , or to the nature of the con- siderations present to the mind . To be in doubt is to want that degree or kind of evi- dence which ...
... conviction to doubt , and from doubt to absolute incredulity , correspond to the de- gree of evidence , or to the nature of the con- siderations present to the mind . To be in doubt is to want that degree or kind of evi- dence which ...
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... conviction is assert- ing that this may take place ; it is affirming that a man , without the slightest reason , may , if he please , believe to - day what he doubted yesterday . * Belief appears to be the firmest when there are no ...
... conviction is assert- ing that this may take place ; it is affirming that a man , without the slightest reason , may , if he please , believe to - day what he doubted yesterday . * Belief appears to be the firmest when there are no ...
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... be totally at va- riance with what he believes ; and that whatever power we may exert over his professions by al- lurements or intimidation , by the application of pleasure or of pain , his internal conviction can 28 WHY BELIEF HAS BEEN.
... be totally at va- riance with what he believes ; and that whatever power we may exert over his professions by al- lurements or intimidation , by the application of pleasure or of pain , his internal conviction can 28 WHY BELIEF HAS BEEN.
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And on Other Subjects Samuel Bailey. of pleasure or of pain , his internal conviction can be reached by nothing but considerations addressed to his intellect . Another source of error on this subject has probably been the practice of ...
And on Other Subjects Samuel Bailey. of pleasure or of pain , his internal conviction can be reached by nothing but considerations addressed to his intellect . Another source of error on this subject has probably been the practice of ...
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... conviction . They are maintained , not for the sake of truth , nor from the desire natural to man of impressing upon others what he sincerely believes , but for the support of that interest , or the gratification of that pas- sion , on ...
... conviction . They are maintained , not for the sake of truth , nor from the desire natural to man of impressing upon others what he sincerely believes , but for the support of that interest , or the gratification of that pas- sion , on ...
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Page 184 - But ever and anon of griefs subdued There comes a token like a scorpion's sting, Scarce seen, but with fresh bitterness imbued; And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling...
Page 23 - But the commandment of knowledge is yet higher than the commandment over the will ; for it is a commandment over the reason, belief, and understanding of man, which is the highest part of the mind, and giveth law to the will itself...
Page 128 - ... language. Yet were I to give you a detail of what led me to call in question this theory, after I had long held it as self-evident and unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and Berkeley and Hume did more to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that can be called mine in the philosophy of the mind, which does not follow with ease from the detection...
Page 266 - I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily ; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable ; he himself is not agreeable.
Page 112 - How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
Page 234 - Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train!
Page 184 - And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever : it may be a sound — A tone of music — summer's eve — or spring — A flower — the wind — the ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound ; XXIV.
Page 2 - Probability is likeliness to be true ; the very notation of the word signifying such a proposition for which there be arguments or proofs to make it pass, or be received, for true. The entertainment the mind gives this sort of propositions is called "belief," "assent,
Page 107 - Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false valuations, imaginations as one would, 29 and the like, but it would leave the minds of a number of men poor shrunken things, full of melancholy and indisposition, and unpleasing to themselves...
Page 73 - To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy, but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both...