Paradoxical philosophy : a sequel to the Unseen universe.

  • Balfour Stewart
Date:
1878
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Credit: Paradoxical philosophy : a sequel to the Unseen universe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    right,” are obliged to maintain, not that nature never turns one step from her path to avoid trampling us into destruction, but that it would be very unreasonable in us to expect that she should. ‘ Pope’s “ shall gravitation cease when you go by ?” may be a just rebuke to any one who should be so silly as to expect common human morality from nature. But if the question were between two men, instead of between a man and a natural phenomenon, that triumphant apostrophe would be thought a rare piece of impudence.’ Now does not all this go to support the posi- tion which I assumed at the outset when I supposed myself unable to reconcile the facts of the world with the Infinite power and good- ness of God ? Sir Kenneth MlKelpie.—I maintain that this question depends altogether on the platform on which we stand; as a little reflection cannot fail to convince us. If there were no hereafter, or even if we were sure that the present life
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