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... universe ; when I see man left to himself without a light unto his path , lost in this corner of the cosmos , ignorant of who placed him here , of what he has come here to do , of what will overtake him when he dies , I fall into terror ...
... universe ; when I see man left to himself without a light unto his path , lost in this corner of the cosmos , ignorant of who placed him here , of what he has come here to do , of what will overtake him when he dies , I fall into terror ...
Page 79
... universe is repre- sented in our religions as having a personal form . The universe is no longer a mere It , but a Thou , if we are religious ; and any relation that may be possible from person to person might be possible here . We feel ...
... universe is repre- sented in our religions as having a personal form . The universe is no longer a mere It , but a Thou , if we are religious ; and any relation that may be possible from person to person might be possible here . We feel ...
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... Universe , or that events have any ulterior motive or goal to which they are striving . It asserts that all events are due to the interaction of matter and motion acting by blind necessity in accordance with those invariable sequences ...
... Universe , or that events have any ulterior motive or goal to which they are striving . It asserts that all events are due to the interaction of matter and motion acting by blind necessity in accordance with those invariable sequences ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
A Metaphysical Problem | 90 |
An Epistemological Problem | 169 |
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