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For, as I personally have observed life, man responds quite mechanically, and
only so, to all such stimuli as he is prepared, or rather constructed, to receive —
and no more and no less. And by the same token, the range of his intelligence is
...
For, as I personally have observed life, man responds quite mechanically, and
only so, to all such stimuli as he is prepared, or rather constructed, to receive —
and no more and no less. And by the same token, the range of his intelligence is
...
Page 98
the soul is immortal, and that there is a life after this where there may be some
compensation for the sufferings and shortcomings of this earthly existence; but
certainly it is a less selfish, nobler, and a more wholesome faith to believe that
our ...
the soul is immortal, and that there is a life after this where there may be some
compensation for the sufferings and shortcomings of this earthly existence; but
certainly it is a less selfish, nobler, and a more wholesome faith to believe that
our ...
Page 165
The first is that negative commands are in general far less limiting than positive
ones. Take, for example, the commands to an athlete in training. He must not eat
this or drink that. He must refrain from many things if he is to become fit. But these
...
The first is that negative commands are in general far less limiting than positive
ones. Take, for example, the commands to an athlete in training. He must not eat
this or drink that. He must refrain from many things if he is to become fit. But these
...
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