Modern science and modern thought / by S. Laing.

  • Samuel Laing
Date:
1886
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Credit: Modern science and modern thought / by S. Laing. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER VIII. MIRACLES Origin of Belief in the Supernatural—Thunder—Belief m Miracles formerly Universal—St. Paul's Testimony—Now Incredible—Christian Miracles—Apparent Miracles—Real Miracles—Absurd Miracles—Worthy Miracles—The Resurrec- tion and Ascension—Nature of Evidence required—Insph-a- tion—Prophecy—Direct Evidence—St. Paul—The Gospels— What is Known of Them—The Synoptic Gospels—Resem- blances and Differences—Their Origin—Papias—Gospel of St. John—Evidence rests on Matthew, Mark, and Luke— What each states—Compared with one another and with St. John—Hopelessly Contradictory—Miracle of the Ascension —Silence of Mark—Probable Early Date of Gospels-But not in their Present Form. CHAPTER IX. CHEISTIANITY WITHOUT MIEACLES Practical and Theoretical Christianity-Example and Teachmg of Christ-Christian Dogma-Moral Objections-Inconsistent with Pacts-Must be accepted as Parables-Fall and Re- demption-Old Creeds must be Transformed or Die-Maho- metanism-Decay of Faith-Balance of Advantages-Rehgious Wars and Persecutions-Intolerance-Sacrifice-Prayer- Absence of Theology in Synoptic Gospels-Opposite Pole to Christianity-Courage and Self-reliance-Belief an God and a Future Life-Based mainly on Christianity-Science gives no Answer-Nor Metaphysics-So-called Intuitions-Develop, ment of Idea of God-Best Proof afforded by Christxanxty- Evolution is Transforming it-Reconciliation of Religion and Science. 274