Excerpt from Modern Atheism Under Its Forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws A treatise on the Being and Perfections of God, as the Creator and Governor of the world, can scarcely be adapted to the exigencies of modern society, unless it be framed with express reference to the existing forms of unbelief, and the prevailing tendencies both of philosophical thought and of popular Opinion. It is quite possible, indeed, to construct a scheme of evidence on this subject out of the amme ...
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Excerpt from Modern Atheism Under Its Forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws A treatise on the Being and Perfections of God, as the Creator and Governor of the world, can scarcely be adapted to the exigencies of modern society, unless it be framed with express reference to the existing forms of unbelief, and the prevailing tendencies both of philosophical thought and of popular Opinion. It is quite possible, indeed, to construct a scheme of evidence on this subject out of the amme materials which the storehouse of nature affords, without entering into any discussion of the questions, whether Physical or Meta physical, which have been raised respecting it. But this method, although it might be sufficient for many, perhaps for most, Of our readers - for all, indeed, who come to the study of the subject with reflective but unsophisticated minds - could scarcely be expected to meet the case or to satisfy the wants of those who stand most in need of instruction; the men, and especially the young men, in all educated communities, who, imbued with the spirit of philosophical speculation, and instructed, more or less fully, in the principles of modern science, have been led, under the influence of certain celebrated names, to adopt Opinions which prevent them from seriously considering any theological question, and to regard the whole subject of religion with indifference or contempt, as one that lies beyond the possible range of science, - the only legitimate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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