A View of the Evidences of Christianity: In Three Parts |
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... tion , there is not any such antecedent improbability as no testi- mony can surmount . ' I have endeavored to show , in a subsequent part of this volume , that we have good reason for regarding every individual civilized man - whether ...
... tion , there is not any such antecedent improbability as no testi- mony can surmount . ' I have endeavored to show , in a subsequent part of this volume , that we have good reason for regarding every individual civilized man - whether ...
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... tion . For example , the people of the vast continent of New Hol- land , and of the large island of Papua , ( or New Guinea , ) which lies near it , who are among the rudest of savages , appear to remain ( in those parts not settled by ...
... tion . For example , the people of the vast continent of New Hol- land , and of the large island of Papua , ( or New Guinea , ) which lies near it , who are among the rudest of savages , appear to remain ( in those parts not settled by ...
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... tion of what a savage really is - just as a person who possesses eyesight , cannot understand correctly the condition of one born blind . But those who have seen a good deal of real savages , have observed that they are not only feeble ...
... tion of what a savage really is - just as a person who possesses eyesight , cannot understand correctly the condition of one born blind . But those who have seen a good deal of real savages , have observed that they are not only feeble ...
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... tion of Scripture , and an indefinite number of other portions likewise , must be mythical legends , meaning any thing at all , or nothing at all . But the contrary of the notion I am alluding to , is plainly implied by what is said of ...
... tion of Scripture , and an indefinite number of other portions likewise , must be mythical legends , meaning any thing at all , or nothing at all . But the contrary of the notion I am alluding to , is plainly implied by what is said of ...
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... tion , and a very rash and groundiess one . ' Once believe that there is a God , and miracles are not incredible . ' A remarkable change has taken place in the antichristian world since Paley's time . In his day , and long before , the ...
... tion , and a very rash and groundiess one . ' Once believe that there is a God , and miracles are not incredible . ' A remarkable change has taken place in the antichristian world since Paley's time . In his day , and long before , the ...
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