Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 27
... example was to be proposed ; and the eye offered itself un- der the advantage of admitting of a strict comparison with optical instruments . The ear , it is probable , is no less artificially and mechanically adapted to its office than ...
... example was to be proposed ; and the eye offered itself un- der the advantage of admitting of a strict comparison with optical instruments . The ear , it is probable , is no less artificially and mechanically adapted to its office than ...
Pagina 36
... examples of the second class , in which not only the operation is unknown , but in which experi- ments may seem to prove that the part is not necessary ; or may leave a doubt , how far it is even useful to the plant or animal in which ...
... examples of the second class , in which not only the operation is unknown , but in which experi- ments may seem to prove that the part is not necessary ; or may leave a doubt , how far it is even useful to the plant or animal in which ...
Pagina 42
... example ; and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substitution of words for rea- sons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adaptation of means to an end : a principle of order , therefore , can only signify ...
... example ; and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substitution of words for rea- sons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adaptation of means to an end : a principle of order , therefore , can only signify ...
Pagina 43
... example , ) in the figure and position of its several parts , the most exact order is maintained . In the forms of rocks and mountain3 , in the lines which bound the coasts of con- tinents and islands , in the shape of bays and ...
... example , ) in the figure and position of its several parts , the most exact order is maintained . In the forms of rocks and mountain3 , in the lines which bound the coasts of con- tinents and islands , in the shape of bays and ...
Pagina 44
... example in the world of contrivance ex- cept that of the eye , it would be alone sufficient to support the conclusion which we draw from it , as to the necessity of an intelligent Creator . It could never be got rid of ; because it ...
... example in the world of contrivance ex- cept that of the eye , it would be alone sufficient to support the conclusion which we draw from it , as to the necessity of an intelligent Creator . It could never be got rid of ; because it ...
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