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The Existence of God

François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon

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  1. 1.Introductionoriginal only · 6 min
  2. 2.Section I. Metaphysical Proofs of the Existence of God are not within Everybody’s reachoriginal only · 1 min
  3. 3.SECT. II. Moral Proofs of the Existence of God are fitted to every man’s capacityoriginal only · 1 min
  4. 4.SECT. III. Why so few Persons are attentive to the Proofs Nature affords of the Existence of Godoriginal only · 2 min
  5. 5.SECT. IV. All Nature shows the Existence of its Makeroriginal only · 1 min
  6. 6.SECT. V. Noble Comparisons proving that Nature shows the Existence of its Maker. First Comparison, drawn from Homer’s “Iliad.”original only · 1 min
  7. 7.SECT. VI. Second Comparison, drawn from the Sound of Instrumentsoriginal only · 1 min
  8. 8.SECT. VII. Third Comparison, drawn from a Statueoriginal only · 1 min
  9. 9.SECT. VIII. Fourth Comparison, drawn from a Pictureoriginal only · 3 min
  10. 10.SECT. IX. A Particular Examination of Natureoriginal only · 1 min
  11. 11.SECT. X. Of the General Structure of the Universeoriginal only · 1 min
  12. 12.SECT. XI. Of the Earthoriginal only · 4 min
  13. 13.SECT. XII. Of Plantsoriginal only · 2 min
  14. 14.SECT. XIII. Of Wateroriginal only · 5 min
  15. 15.SECT. XIV. Of the Airoriginal only · 2 min
  16. 16.SECT. XV. Of Fireoriginal only · 1 min
  17. 17.SECT. XVI. Of Heavenoriginal only · 2 min
  18. 18.SECT. XVII. Of the Sunoriginal only · 3 min
  19. 19.SECT. XVIII. Of the Starsoriginal only · 4 min
  20. 20.SECT. XIX. Of Animals, Beasts, Fowl, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insectsoriginal only · 7 min
  21. 21.SECT. XX. Admirable Order in which all the Bodies that make up the Universe are rangedoriginal only · 1 min
  22. 22.SECT. XXI. Wonders of the Infinitely Littleoriginal only · 1 min
  23. 23.SECT. XXII. Of the Structure or Frame of the Animaloriginal only · 1 min
  24. 24.SECT. XXIII. Of the Instinct of the Animaloriginal only · 4 min
  25. 25.SECT. XXIV. Of Foodoriginal only · 1 min
  26. 26.SECT. XXV. Of Sleeporiginal only · 1 min
  27. 27.SECT. XXVI. Of Generationoriginal only · 8 min
  28. 28.SECT. XXVII. Though Beasts commit some Mistakes, yet their Instinct is, in many cases, Infallibleoriginal only · 1 min
  29. 29.SECT. XXVIII. It is impossible Beasts should have Soulsoriginal only · 2 min
  30. 30.SECT. XXIX. Sentiments of some of the Ancients concerning the Soul and Knowledge of Beastsoriginal only · 2 min
  31. 31.SECT. XXX. Of Manoriginal only · 1 min
  32. 32.SECT. XXXI. Of the Structure of Man’s Bodyoriginal only · 1 min
  33. 33.SECT. XXXII. Of the Skinoriginal only · 1 min
  34. 34.SECT. XXXIII. Of Veins and Arteriesoriginal only · 1 min
  35. 35.SECT. XXXIV. Of the Bones, and their Jointingoriginal only · 3 min
  36. 36.SECT. XXXV. Of the Organsoriginal only · 2 min
  37. 37.SECT. XXXVI. Of the Inward Partsoriginal only · 1 min
  38. 38.SECT. XXXVII. Of the Arms and their Useoriginal only · 1 min
  39. 39.SECT. XXXVIII. Of the Neck and Headoriginal only · 4 min
  40. 40.SECT. XXXIX. Of the Forehead and Other Parts of the Faceoriginal only · 1 min
  41. 41.SECT. XL. Of the Tongue and Teethoriginal only · 2 min
  42. 42.SECT. XLI. Of the Smell, Taste, and Hearingoriginal only · 2 min
  43. 43.SECT. XLII. Of the Proportion of Man’s Bodyoriginal only · 2 min
  44. 44.SECT. XLIII. Of the Soul, which alone, among all Creatures, Thinks and Knowsoriginal only · 1 min
  45. 45.SECT. XLIV. Matter Cannot Thinkoriginal only · 2 min
  46. 46.SECT. XLV. Of the Union of the Soul and Body, of which God alone can be the Authororiginal only · 4 min
  47. 47.SECT. XLVI. The Soul has an Absolute Command over the Bodyoriginal only · 2 min
  48. 48.SECT. XLVII. The Power of the Soul over the Body is not only Supreme or Absolute, but Blind at the same timeoriginal only · 3 min
  49. 49.SECT. XLVIII. The Sovereignty of the Soul over the Body principally appears in the Images imprinted in the Brainoriginal only · 5 min
  50. 50.SECT. XLIX. Two Wonders of the Memory and Brainoriginal only · 2 min
  51. 51.SECT. L. The Mind of Man is mixed with Greatness and Weakness. Its Greatness consists in two things. First, the Mind has the Idea of the Infiniteoriginal only · 1 min
  52. 52.SECT. LI. The Mind knows the Finite only by the Idea of the Infiniteoriginal only · 1 min
  53. 53.SECT. LII. Secondly, the Ideas of the Mind are Universal, Eternal, and Immutableoriginal only · 3 min
  54. 54.SECT. LIII. Weakness of Man’s Mindoriginal only · 3 min
  55. 55.SECT. LIV. The Ideas of Man are the Immutable Rules of his Judgmentoriginal only · 2 min
  56. 56.SECT. LV. What Man’s Reason isoriginal only · 1 min
  57. 57.SECT. LVI. Reason is the Same in all Men, of all Ages and Countriesoriginal only · 4 min
  58. 58.SECT. LVII. Reason in Man is Independent of and above Himoriginal only · 1 min
  59. 59.SECT. LVIII. It is the Primitive Truth, that Lights all Minds, by communicating itself to themoriginal only · 2 min
  60. 60.SECT. LIX. It is by the Light of Primitive Truth a Man Judges whether what one says to him be True or Falseoriginal only · 2 min
  61. 61.SECT. LX. The Superior Reason that resides in Man is God Himself; and whatever has been above discovered to be in Man, are evident Footsteps of the Deityoriginal only · 1 min
  62. 62.SECT. LXI. New sensible Notices of the Deity in Man, drawn from the Knowledge he has of Unityoriginal only · 4 min
  63. 63.SECT. LXII. The Idea of the Unity proves that there are Immaterial Substances; and that there is a Being Perfectly One, who is Godoriginal only · 3 min
  64. 64.SECT. LXIII. Dependence and Independence of Man. His Dependence Proves the Existence of his Creatororiginal only · 2 min
  65. 65.SECT. LXIV. Good Will cannot Proceed but from a Superior Beingoriginal only · 2 min
  66. 66.SECT. LXV. As a Superior Being is the Cause of All the Modifications of Creatures, so it is Impossible for Man’s Will to Will Good by Itself or of its own Accordoriginal only · 2 min
  67. 67.SECT. LXVI. Of Man’s Libertyoriginal only · 1 min
  68. 68.SECT. LXVII. Man’s Liberty Consists in that his Will by determining, Modifies Itselforiginal only · 3 min
  69. 69.SECT. LXVIII. Will may Resist Grace, and Its Liberty is the Foundation of Merit and Demeritoriginal only · 2 min
  70. 70.SECT. LXIX. A Character of the Deity, both in the Dependence and Independence of Manoriginal only · 1 min
  71. 71.SECT. LXX. The Seal and Stamp of the Deity in His Worksoriginal only · 1 min
  72. 72.SECT. LXXI. Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe Everything to Chance, consideredoriginal only · 2 min
  73. 73.SECT. LXXII. Answer to the Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe all to Chanceoriginal only · 4 min
  74. 74.SECT. LXXIII. Comparison of the World with a Regular House. A Continuation of the Answer to the Objection of the Epicureansoriginal only · 2 min
  75. 75.SECT. LXXIV. Another Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atomsoriginal only · 3 min
  76. 76.SECT. LXXV. Answers to the Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atomsoriginal only · 3 min
  77. 77.SECT. LXXVI. The Epicureans confound the Works of Art with those of Natureoriginal only · 1 min
  78. 78.SECT. LXXVII. The Epicureans take whatever they please for granted, without any Prooforiginal only · 1 min
  79. 79.SECT. LXXVIII. The Suppositions of the Epicureans are False and Chimericaloriginal only · 1 min
  80. 80.SECT. LXXIX. It is Falsely supposed that Motion is Essential to Bodiesoriginal only · 2 min
  81. 81.SECT. LXXX. The Rules of Motion, which the Epicureans suppose do not render it essential to Bodiesoriginal only · 2 min
  82. 82.SECT. LXXXI. To give a satisfactory Account of Motion we must recur to the First Moveroriginal only · 1 min
  83. 83.SECT. LXXXII. No Law of Motion has its Foundation in the Essence of the Body; and most of those Laws are Arbitraryoriginal only · 2 min
  84. 84.SECT. LXXXIII. The Epicureans can draw no Consequence from all their Suppositions, although the same should be granted themoriginal only · 1 min
  85. 85.SECT. LXXXIV. Atoms cannot make any Compound by the Motion the Epicureans assign themoriginal only · 1 min
  86. 86.SECT. LXXXV. The Clinamen, Declination, or Sending of Atoms is a Chimerical Notion that throws the Epicureans into a gross Contradictionoriginal only · 1 min
  87. 87.SECT. LXXXVI. Strange Absurdity of the Epicureans, who endeavour to account for the Nature of the Soul by the Declination of Atomsoriginal only · 1 min
  88. 88.SECT. LXXXVII. The Epicureans cast a Mist before their own Eyes by endeavouring to explain the Liberty of Man by the Declination of Atomsoriginal only · 5 min
  89. 89.SECT. LXXXVIII. We must necessarily acknowledge the Hand of a First Cause in the Universe without inquiring why that first Cause has left Defects in itoriginal only · 4 min
  90. 90.SECT. LXXXIX. The Defects of the Universe compared with those of a Pictureoriginal only · 2 min
  91. 91.SECT. XC. We must necessarily conclude that there is a First Being that created the Universeoriginal only · 1 min
  92. 92.SECT. XCI. Reasons why Men do not acknowledge God in the Universe, wherein He shows Himself to them, as in a faithful glassoriginal only · 2 min
  93. 93.SECT. XCII. A Prayer to Godoriginal only · 5 min