Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureM. Thomas, sold also by Isaac Peirce, M. Carey ... Johnson & Warner, 1814 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 7
... evident , in whatever way we accounted for the irregularity of the movement , or whether we could account for it or not . It is not necessary that a machine be perfect , in order to show with what design it was made : still less ne ...
... evident , in whatever way we accounted for the irregularity of the movement , or whether we could account for it or not . It is not necessary that a machine be perfect , in order to show with what design it was made : still less ne ...
Pagina 26
... evident than those which this or- gan fulfils ; or an apparatus for executing those purpo- ses more intelligible , more appropriate , or more me- chanical ? If it be overlooked by the observer of nature , it can only be because it is ...
... evident than those which this or- gan fulfils ; or an apparatus for executing those purpo- ses more intelligible , more appropriate , or more me- chanical ? If it be overlooked by the observer of nature , it can only be because it is ...
Pagina 42
... evident , they are beneath any assignable proportion ; and perhaps , have never been submitted to a trial and examination suffi- ciently accurate , long enough continued , or often enough repeated . No accounts which I have seen are ...
... evident , they are beneath any assignable proportion ; and perhaps , have never been submitted to a trial and examination suffi- ciently accurate , long enough continued , or often enough repeated . No accounts which I have seen are ...
Pagina 47
... evident absurdity . Is it possi- ble to believe that the eye was formed without any re- gard to vision ; that it was the animal itself which found out , that , though formed with no such intention , it would serve to see with ; and that ...
... evident absurdity . Is it possi- ble to believe that the eye was formed without any re- gard to vision ; that it was the animal itself which found out , that , though formed with no such intention , it would serve to see with ; and that ...
Pagina 50
... evident and certain ( and I can mention nothing that is more so ) , ought it to prejudice the inference which we draw from these premises , that we cannot explain the use of the spleen ? Nay more ; if there be parts of the eye , viz ...
... evident and certain ( and I can mention nothing that is more so ) , ought it to prejudice the inference which we draw from these premises , that we cannot explain the use of the spleen ? Nay more ; if there be parts of the eye , viz ...
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Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity ... William Paley Volledige weergave - 1820 |
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