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... earth , or have we not ? Is theism true , or is some antagonistic , some anti- theistic theory true ? This is the question which we have to discuss and to answer , and it seems desirable to state briefly at the outset what issues are ...
... earth , or have we not ? Is theism true , or is some antagonistic , some anti- theistic theory true ? This is the question which we have to discuss and to answer , and it seems desirable to state briefly at the outset what issues are ...
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... very far from coextensive with reli- gion . Religion is spread over the whole earth ; theism only over a comparatively small portion 1 See Appendix III . of it . There are but three theistic religions- the 18 Theism .
... very far from coextensive with reli- gion . Religion is spread over the whole earth ; theism only over a comparatively small portion 1 See Appendix III . of it . There are but three theistic religions- the 18 Theism .
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... earth , and it has assumed an almost countless variety of forms . Some sense of an invisible power or powers ruling his destiny is manifested by man alike in the lowest stages of barbarism and in the highest stages of civilisation 30 ...
... earth , and it has assumed an almost countless variety of forms . Some sense of an invisible power or powers ruling his destiny is manifested by man alike in the lowest stages of barbarism and in the highest stages of civilisation 30 ...
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... earth ; it must draw a boundary line which includes all religions , the lowest as well as the highest , and which excludes all things else.1 A definition thus extensive cannot be , in logical language , very comprehensive ; to include ...
... earth ; it must draw a boundary line which includes all religions , the lowest as well as the highest , and which excludes all things else.1 A definition thus extensive cannot be , in logical language , very comprehensive ; to include ...
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... raising them above themselves , above the hampering details of earth , and " giving fulness and tone to their existence ; " and being unaccustomed to analyse states of consciousness , although famil- iar with Theism .
... raising them above themselves , above the hampering details of earth , and " giving fulness and tone to their existence ; " and being unaccustomed to analyse states of consciousness , although famil- iar with Theism .
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