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... result to which the investigation leads us must largely decide what sort of a religious theory we shall hold , and what sort of a religious life we shall lead . Almost all religious differences of really serious import may be traced ...
... result to which the investigation leads us must largely decide what sort of a religious theory we shall hold , and what sort of a religious life we shall lead . Almost all religious differences of really serious import may be traced ...
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... results . Now , doubt may be entertained as to whether or not we can legitimately employ the maxim , " By their fruits ye shall know them , " in attempting to ascertain the truth or falsity of a theory . The endeavour to support ...
... results . Now , doubt may be entertained as to whether or not we can legitimately employ the maxim , " By their fruits ye shall know them , " in attempting to ascertain the truth or falsity of a theory . The endeavour to support ...
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... far greater than any from which it has delivered us ? Granting that no religious theory of the world can be accepted which contradicts the results established by the sciences , are we not free to ask , and 122 Theism .
... far greater than any from which it has delivered us ? Granting that no religious theory of the world can be accepted which contradicts the results established by the sciences , are we not free to ask , and 122 Theism .
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... results not , both separately and collectively , imply a religious theory of the world , and the particular religious theory , it may be , which is called theism ? Are these results not the expressions of a unity and order in the world ...
... results not , both separately and collectively , imply a religious theory of the world , and the particular religious theory , it may be , which is called theism ? Are these results not the expressions of a unity and order in the world ...
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... result of his examination . His acceptance of the idea , his ac- quiescence in the belief , is of worth only if it be the free acceptance of , the loving acquiescence in , what his reason , heart , and conscience testify to be true and ...
... result of his examination . His acceptance of the idea , his ac- quiescence in the belief , is of worth only if it be the free acceptance of , the loving acquiescence in , what his reason , heart , and conscience testify to be true and ...
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