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CONTENTS PART II. Of the Divinity.--Proofs of his existence.-- Of his attributes.--Of his influence over the happiness of man.CHAP. I. The origin of man's ideas upon the Divin… mais…

CONTENTS PART II. Of the Divinity.--Proofs of his existence.-- Of his attributes.--Of his influence over the happiness of man.CHAP. I. The origin of man's ideas upon the Divinity.CHAP. II. Of mythology.--Of theologyCHAP. III. Of the confused and contradictory ideas of theology.CHAP. IV. Examination of the proofs of the existence of the Divinity,as given by Clarke.CHAP. V. Examination of the proofs offered by Descartes, Malebranche,Newton, &c.CHAP. VI. Of Pantheism; or of the natural ideas of the Divinity.CHAP. VII. Of Theism--Of the System of Optimism--Of Final CausesCHAP. VIII. Examination of the Advantages which result from Man'sNotions on the Divinity;--of their Influence upon Morals;--uponPolitics;--upon Science;--upon the Happiness of Nations, and thatof individuals.CHAP. IX. Theological Notions cannot be the Basis of Morality.--Comparison between Theological Ethics and Natural Morality--Theology prejudicial to the Human Mind.CHAP. X. Man can form no Conclusion from the Ideas which are offeredhim of the Divinity.--Of their want of just Inference.--Of the Inutilityof his Conduct.CHAP. XI Defence of the Sentiments contained in this Work.--Of Impiety.--Do there exist Atheists?CHAP. XII. Is what is termed Atheism, compatible with Morality?CHAP. XIII. Of the motives which lead to what is falsely called Atheism.--Can this System be dangerous?--Can it be embraced by the Illiterate?CHAP. XIV. A summary of the Code of Nature.A Brief Sketch of the Life and Writings of M. de MirabaudMIRABAUD'SSYSTEM OF NATURETranslated from the OriginalBY SAMUEL WILKINSON PART II. ON THE DIVINITY:--PROOFS OF HIS EXISTENCE:--OF HIS ATTRIBUTES: OF HIS INFLUENCE OVER THE HAPPINESS OF MAN.CHAP. I._The Origin of Man's Ideas upon the Divinity._If man possessed the courage, if he had the requisite industry to recurto the source of those opinions which are most deeply engraven on hisbrain; if he rendered to himself a faithful account of the reasons whichmake him hold these opinions as sacred; if he coolly examined the basisof his hopes, the foundation of his fears, he would find that it veryfrequently happens, those objects, or those ideas which move him mostpowerfully, either have no real existence, or are words devoid ofmeaning, which terror has conjured up to explain some sudden disaster;that they are often phantoms engendered by a disordered imagination,modified by ignorance; the effect of an ardent mind distracted bycontending passions, which prevent him from either reasoning justly, orconsulting experience in his judgment; that this mind often labours witha precipitancy that throws his intellectual faculties into confusion;that bewilders his ideas; that consequently he gives a substance and aform to chimeras, to airy nothings, which he afterwards idolizes fromsloth, reverences from prejudice. Digital Content>E-books>Religion,Inspiration>Religion>Comparative REL, SAP Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940015719017

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