The Religion of Geology And Its Connected Sciences
The book The Religion of Geology And Its Connected Sciences was written by author Edward Hitchcock Here you can read free online of The Religion of Geology And Its Connected Sciences book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Religion of Geology And Its Connected Sciences a good or bad book?
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Clarke's extended work on the existence of the Deity — should have been re- garded as sound logic by many of the acutest minds, and that yGoogk THE A PBIORI ABGUMENT. 151 a majority even of the ablest metaphysicians, up almost to the present day, should have felt satisfied with it? A few minds, indeed, long ago perceived its fallacy, among whom was Alexander Pope, who thus sarcastically describes it : — « Be that my task, replies a gloomy Clarke, Sworn foe to mystery, yet divinely dark. Let oth...ers creep by timid steps and slow, On plain experience lay foundation low, * By common sense to common notions bred. And last to nature's cause through nature led, All-seeing in thy mists, we peed no guide, Mother of arrogance, and source of pride ! We nobly take the high priori road. And reason downward till we doubt of God." Dunciad, Book IV. It is impossible, on this occasion, to go into a formal refuta- tion of this famous argument. But this is unnecessary ; sinc6, as Dr. Chalmers says, it ^^ has fallen into utter disesteem and desuetude.^^ Indeed, the language of Dr.
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