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... universe but a being all - powerful ? But the evil of the world then forces on us the conclu- sion that this being cannot be all - powerful and all- good . A God who is all - powerful may be justly blamed for the evil of the world and ...
... universe but a being all - powerful ? But the evil of the world then forces on us the conclu- sion that this being cannot be all - powerful and all- good . A God who is all - powerful may be justly blamed for the evil of the world and ...
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... universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or moral- ity , are the sources of religion . There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no ...
... universe at large . These , rather than the worship of nature or of ancestors , magic or moral- ity , are the sources of religion . There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no ...
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... universe , and an intimate , a shat- tering sense of communion 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 shat- tering sense of communion 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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