On Some of the Characteristics of Belief: Scientific and ReligiousMacmillan, 1870 - 126 pages |
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... judge and consequently act differently . You will now see how close is the connection between the two objections with which we started . They were , you remember , first , that each man's group of religious opinions is so liable to ...
... judge and consequently act differently . You will now see how close is the connection between the two objections with which we started . They were , you remember , first , that each man's group of religious opinions is so liable to ...
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... judge as to his own mental states and the changes they undergo ; he must know whe- ther he is restless or at peace , whether his conscience torments him or not , but more than this is needed for experiment in the common sense of the ...
... judge as to his own mental states and the changes they undergo ; he must know whe- ther he is restless or at peace , whether his conscience torments him or not , but more than this is needed for experiment in the common sense of the ...
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... decision which it was intended should be transferred to him is retained and wran- gled over by those who choose him . II . Others would say , Each man can judge , or rather ( for the reason just given ) cannot help 42 LECTURE II .
... decision which it was intended should be transferred to him is retained and wran- gled over by those who choose him . II . Others would say , Each man can judge , or rather ( for the reason just given ) cannot help 42 LECTURE II .
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... ' I am not now in a fit state to judge ; I know that my mind is warped , and I will allow for bias ' ? This is a perfectly sound process of judgment ; the only complaint to be urged being that we do not 44 LECTURE II .
... ' I am not now in a fit state to judge ; I know that my mind is warped , and I will allow for bias ' ? This is a perfectly sound process of judgment ; the only complaint to be urged being that we do not 44 LECTURE II .
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... · I am not inferior to you : ...... Doth not the ear try words , and the mouth taste his meat ? ... God leadeth counsellors away spoiled , and maketh the judges fools ... He discovereth deep things out of darkness , 46 LECTURE II .
... · I am not inferior to you : ...... Doth not the ear try words , and the mouth taste his meat ? ... God leadeth counsellors away spoiled , and maketh the judges fools ... He discovereth deep things out of darkness , 46 LECTURE II .
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