The Common ProblemConstable, 1969 - 307 pages |
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... existence of God in order to prove the objective truth of mathematics . Moreover , he asserts , ' I could not possibly be of such a nature as I am , and yet have in my mind the idea of a God , if God did not in reality exist'.1 This ...
... existence of God in order to prove the objective truth of mathematics . Moreover , he asserts , ' I could not possibly be of such a nature as I am , and yet have in my mind the idea of a God , if God did not in reality exist'.1 This ...
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... existence of God , simply because the current physical theory of the universe does not seem to need God to hold it together , is surely as irrational as to deny the existence of the sun at night . An unpretentious agnosticism would ...
... existence of God , simply because the current physical theory of the universe does not seem to need God to hold it together , is surely as irrational as to deny the existence of the sun at night . An unpretentious agnosticism would ...
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... existence has a salutary effect on the two larger parties is also debatable . It can no doubt be said to some extent to keep them on their toes , at least in the sense that they have to make allowances for the Liberals in calculating ...
... existence has a salutary effect on the two larger parties is also debatable . It can no doubt be said to some extent to keep them on their toes , at least in the sense that they have to make allowances for the Liberals in calculating ...
Contents
Illusion and Disillusion | 1 |
The Apotheosis of Society | 20 |
The Sterility of the General Will | 47 |
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