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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—HRnew, 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—HRnew, 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 in ...
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 in ...
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 mTâssic nature. Ttris à 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 mTâssic nature. Ttris à 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 same sense, the
maker of the watch which was fabricated in the course of its movements, yet it
was in a ve r instance, is the maker of a chair; the author of its contrivance, the
cause of ...
He would reflect, that though the watch before him were, in same sense, the
maker of the watch which was fabricated in the course of its movements, yet it
was in a ve r instance, is the maker of a chair; the author of its contrivance, the
cause of ...
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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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