Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureR. Faulder, 1802 - 586 pagina's "In this book the theologian William Paley postulates that God's existence can be divined from the complexity and beauty of the design of the universe, a discipline called "natural theology." Natural theology is a branch of theology that emerged in the late eighteenth century and is based on reason and ordinary experience, explaining God rationally, as part of the physical world." |
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... disturbed , or retarded , no doubt would remain in our minds as to the utility or intention of these parts , although we should be unable to investigate B 3 the the manner according to which , or the con- nection STATE OF THE ARGUMENT . 5.
... disturbed , or retarded , no doubt would remain in our minds as to the utility or intention of these parts , although we should be unable to investigate B 3 the the manner according to which , or the con- nection STATE OF THE ARGUMENT . 5.
Pagina 6
... according to which , or the con- nection by which , the ultimate effect de- pended upon their action or affiftance : and the more complex is the machine , the more likely is this obfcurity to arife . Then , as to the fecond thing ...
... according to which , or the con- nection by which , the ultimate effect de- pended upon their action or affiftance : and the more complex is the machine , the more likely is this obfcurity to arife . Then , as to the fecond thing ...
Pagina 7
... according to which an agent proceeds : it implies a power ; for it is the order , according to which that power acts . Without this agent , without this power , power , which are both diftinct from itself , the law does nothing ; is ...
... according to which an agent proceeds : it implies a power ; for it is the order , according to which that power acts . Without this agent , without this power , power , which are both diftinct from itself , the law does nothing ; is ...
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... according to the prin- ciples of optics , that is , according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , ( and these laws are fixed , ) could not be done , without the organ itself undergoing an altera- tion , and ...
... according to the prin- ciples of optics , that is , according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , ( and these laws are fixed , ) could not be done , without the organ itself undergoing an altera- tion , and ...
Pagina 30
... according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , a correfpond- ing diversity of structure ; that the aperture , for example , through which the light paffes , fhould be larger or lefs ; the lenses rounder or ...
... according to the laws by which the tranfmiffion of light is regulated , a correfpond- ing diversity of structure ; that the aperture , for example , through which the light paffes , fhould be larger or lefs ; the lenses rounder or ...
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Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity ... William Paley Volledige weergave - 1839 |
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