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Page 185
... universe . When philosophers stand back and refuse to give even tentative answers to these questions they shirk their responsibilities . Now , the most urgent problem that con- fronts the plain man is the problem of evil . It is curious ...
... universe . When philosophers stand back and refuse to give even tentative answers to these questions they shirk their responsibilities . Now , the most urgent problem that con- fronts the plain man is the problem of evil . It is curious ...
Page 192
... universe , and an intimate , a shattering sense of com- munion with it . I could almost bring myself to say that I felt the presence of God . It is doubtless a common enough sensation and the mystics have been careful to ascribe value ...
... universe , and an intimate , a shattering sense of com- munion with it . I could almost bring myself to say that I felt the presence of God . It is doubtless a common enough sensation and the mystics have been careful to ascribe value ...
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... universe will attain that final stage of equilibrium when nothing more can happen . Æons and æons before this man will have disappeared . Is it possible to suppose that it will matter then that he ever existed ? He will have been a ...
... universe will attain that final stage of equilibrium when nothing more can happen . Æons and æons before this man will have disappeared . Is it possible to suppose that it will matter then that he ever existed ? He will have been a ...
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