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But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how
the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which
I had before given , that , for anything I knew , the watch might have always ...
But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how
the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which
I had before given , that , for anything I knew , the watch might have always ...
Pagina 6
We take notice that the wheels are made of brass in order to keep them from rust ;
the springs of steel , no other metal being so elastic ; that over the face of the
watch there is placed a glass , a material employed in no other part of the work ;
but ...
We take notice that the wheels are made of brass in order to keep them from rust ;
the springs of steel , no other metal being so elastic ; that over the face of the
watch there is placed a glass , a material employed in no other part of the work ;
but ...
Pagina 7
Nor , thirdly , would it bring any uncertainty into the argument , if there were a few
parts of the watch , concerning which we could not discover , or had not yet
discovered , in what manner they conduced to the general effect ; or even some
parts ...
Nor , thirdly , would it bring any uncertainty into the argument , if there were a few
parts of the watch , concerning which we could not discover , or had not yet
discovered , in what manner they conduced to the general effect ; or even some
parts ...
Pagina 8
And not less surprised to be informed , that the watch in his hand was nothing
more than the result of the laws of metallic nature . tr is a perversion of language
to assign any law as the efficient , operative cause of anything . A law
presupposes ...
And not less surprised to be informed , that the watch in his hand was nothing
more than the result of the laws of metallic nature . tr is a perversion of language
to assign any law as the efficient , operative cause of anything . A law
presupposes ...
Pagina 9
He would reflect , that though the watch before him were , in some sense , the
maker of the watch which was fabricated in the course of its movements , yet it
was in a very different sense from that in which a carpenter , for instance , is the
maker ...
He would reflect , that though the watch before him were , in some sense , the
maker of the watch which was fabricated in the course of its movements , yet it
was in a very different sense from that in which a carpenter , for instance , is the
maker ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity |
| Auteur | William Paley |
| geïllustreerd door | James Paxton |
| Uitgever | Gould and Lincoln, 1855 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 24 jan 2017 |
| Lengte | 420 pagina's |
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