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... tion of the religious spirit , and be led forward and upward by such a conviction as animated Kepler , that , in tracing out the laws of Nature , he was think- ing God's thoughts after him - it is only when pur- sued in this mood , I ...
... tion of the religious spirit , and be led forward and upward by such a conviction as animated Kepler , that , in tracing out the laws of Nature , he was think- ing God's thoughts after him - it is only when pur- sued in this mood , I ...
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... the signification of either term . Many and vari- ous definitions have been proposed . that are not imperfect . After a careful considera- There are few tion , I think I may say , however , 16 PHYSICAL AND RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE .
... the signification of either term . Many and vari- ous definitions have been proposed . that are not imperfect . After a careful considera- There are few tion , I think I may say , however , 16 PHYSICAL AND RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE .
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James Thompson Bixby. tion , I think I may say , however , that the following ought to be accepted , as at least dealing fairly with both sides in the present question : For science , there are , in the present day , two chief ...
James Thompson Bixby. tion , I think I may say , however , that the following ought to be accepted , as at least dealing fairly with both sides in the present question : For science , there are , in the present day , two chief ...
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... tion of a moral and spiritual being in man capable of eternal existence , and attains also a sense of an Infinite and Creative Spirit , on whom man is de- pendent , and to whom he owes gratitude , obedience , and reverence . This is the ...
... tion of a moral and spiritual being in man capable of eternal existence , and attains also a sense of an Infinite and Creative Spirit , on whom man is de- pendent , and to whom he owes gratitude , obedience , and reverence . This is the ...
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... 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 NO NECESSARY ANTAGONISM . 19.
... 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 NO NECESSARY ANTAGONISM . 19.
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Page 138 - That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else...
Page 102 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state.
Page 69 - If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number'} No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.
Page 196 - The scientific imagination, which is here authoritative, demands, as the origin and cause of a series of ether-waves, a particle of vibrating matter . quite as definite, though it may be excessively minute, as that which gives origin to a musical sound.