Discussion on the Existence of God; between Origen Bacheler and Robert Dale Owen

absurd adaptation admit animal appearance of design appearance of intelligence argue argument artificial assertion atheist attraction attributes Auto-da-Fes believe benevolence cause and effect chair chair-maker Christian common sense conceive consequently contrive create creator deity deny desert of sin divine existence Divine providence doubt earth embalms mummies Epicurus eternal evidence of design evil and retain exhibit existence of evil favour feel finite glory grounds for belief happiness harmony heat heaven human agency human designer idea imagine infidel infinite wisdom intelligent cause knowledge letters maker manifest mankind matter means mind misery Montesquieu moral motion mountain natural theologians never New-York omnipotence omniscient operations opponent ORIGEN BACHELER perceive phenomena physical power Plato prevent evil produce prove purpose question rational grounds regard ROBERT DALE OWEN scepticism Socrates sophism speak speck spirit stretch analogy suppose thereof thing thou thousand tion universe unriddle virtue whole words