An Outline of a System of Natural TheologyCompares in rhyme the coats people wear to the coverings of a variety of animals. |
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... afford no valid objection to the con- clusion from contrivance and design ; for if the creation exhibited only marks of cruelty , a designing Intelligence would still be in- ferred , and would be necessary to account for its order . But ...
... afford no valid objection to the con- clusion from contrivance and design ; for if the creation exhibited only marks of cruelty , a designing Intelligence would still be in- ferred , and would be necessary to account for its order . But ...
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... afford us any such indication that it proceeds from de- sign . Thus the regular phenomena of the tides are the effect of the gravitating power of the sun and moon . The regular return of the seasons is the effect of the position of the ...
... afford us any such indication that it proceeds from de- sign . Thus the regular phenomena of the tides are the effect of the gravitating power of the sun and moon . The regular return of the seasons is the effect of the position of the ...
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... afford him . I shall introduce the geological proofs of a beginning by a quotation from Dr. Buckland's noble Bridgewater Treatise . " As in the consideration of other strata we find abundant evidence in the presence of organic remains ...
... afford him . I shall introduce the geological proofs of a beginning by a quotation from Dr. Buckland's noble Bridgewater Treatise . " As in the consideration of other strata we find abundant evidence in the presence of organic remains ...
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... afford an immediate physical cause for many of the phenomena of which we have been requiring a solution ; but then , unfortunately for the atheist , this solution would be more fatal to his theory than the state of things it is supposed ...
... afford an immediate physical cause for many of the phenomena of which we have been requiring a solution ; but then , unfortunately for the atheist , this solution would be more fatal to his theory than the state of things it is supposed ...
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... afford no proof that they were the ultimate origin of the similarities between different species . Neither do the redundant parts . The opposition of general laws produces mon- sters . When , instead of clashing , one law or process of ...
... afford no proof that they were the ultimate origin of the similarities between different species . Neither do the redundant parts . The opposition of general laws produces mon- sters . When , instead of clashing , one law or process of ...
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