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Page 73
... existence with nothing to look forward to but inevitable defeat . I learnt that men were moved by a savage egoism , that love was only the dirty trick nature played on us to achieve the con- tinuation of the species , and I decided that ...
... existence with nothing to look forward to but inevitable defeat . I learnt that men were moved by a savage egoism , that love was only the dirty trick nature played on us to achieve the con- tinuation of the species , and I decided that ...
Page 268
... existence of God , and I will ask the reader to have patience with me while I briefly consider them . One of them assumes that man has an idea of a perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist ...
... existence of God , and I will ask the reader to have patience with me while I briefly consider them . One of them assumes that man has an idea of a perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist ...
Page 269
... existence of God is valid . But of course you do not disprove his existence because you can- not prove it . Awe remains , man's sense of [ 269 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... existence of God is valid . But of course you do not disprove his existence because you can- not prove it . Awe remains , man's sense of [ 269 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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