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" It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion... "
Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 50
by George Lillie Craik - 1846
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God Seen Through the Eyes of the Greatest Minds

Michael Caputo - 2000 - 248 pages
...the one is unbelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. IT IS TRUE, THAT A LITTLE PHILOSOPHY INCLINETH MAN'S MIND TO ATHEISM; BUT DEPTH IN PHILOSOPHY BRINGS ABOUT MAN'S MIND TO RELIGION: FOR WHILE THE MIND OF MAN LOOKETH UPON SECOND CAUSES SCATTERED,...
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The Essayes Or Counsels, Civill and Morall

Francis Bacon - 2000 - 470 pages
...universall Frame, is without a Minde. And therefore, God never wrought Miracle, 5 to convince Atheisme, because his Ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little Philosophy inclineth Mans Minde to Atheisme; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Mens Mindes about to Religion: For while...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Religious & Spiritual Quotations

Edward Geoffrey Parrinder, Geoffrey Parrinder - 2000 - 389 pages
...childish toy And hold there is no sin but ignorance Christopher Marlowe, The Jew of Malta (1592) 12 God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. Francis Bacon, Essays, 'Atheism' (1625) 11 He [Charles II] said once to myself, he was no atheist,...
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Nietzsche's Task: An Interpretation of Beyond Good and Evil

Laurence Lampert - 2004 - 340 pages
...religion must therefore learn i. Nietzsche's principle seems to me to be stated exactly by Francis Bacon: "It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion" (Essays or Counsels Civil and Moral, "Of Atheism"). This does not say that the deepest philosophers...
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Excess and the Mean in Early Modern English Literature

Joshua Scodel - 2002 - 388 pages
...universall Frame, is without a Minde. And therefore, God never wrought Miracle, to convince Atheisme, because his Ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little Philosophy inclineth Mans Minde to Atheisme; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Mens Mindes about to Religion. . . . Nay...
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The Major Works

Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 pages
...that this universal frame0 is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince0 atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy incline) h man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about0 to religion....
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Francis Bacon's New Atlantis: New Interdisciplinary Essays

Bronwen Price - 2002 - 226 pages
...actually rare, because the mere sight of nature is enough to cause men to believe in God. As Bacon says, 'God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.' To say that the people will be inclined to atheism, then, is not to say that atheism will necessarily...
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Ethics and Religion

Joe Jenkins - 2003 - 298 pages
...of it, between religion and ethics, we will focus on one religion, Christianity. — Quotable quote 'A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism,...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. ' Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning (1605) -J- Key idea For Ploro, rhe just person' is someone...
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"You Will be My Witnesses": A Festschrift in Honor of the Reverend Dr ...

R. Glenn Wooden, Timothy R. Ashley, Robert S. Wilson - 2003 - 346 pages
...Asserted" (London and Westminster: np, 1707) 3. therefore, God never wrought Miracle, to convince Atheisms, because his Ordinary Works convince it. It is true, that a little Philosophy inclineth Mans Minde to Atheisme; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Mens Mindes about to Religion: For while...
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Great Sayings and Quotations

118 pages
...not through yours. - Bernard Shaw '/Religion is behaviour and not mere belief. - S. Radhakrishnan C/2 little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth man's mind about to religion. - Francis Bacon <3 am a sort of collector of religions: and the curious...
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