...further living proof of his wisdom and munificence. Francis Bacon expressed the general faith in 1612: 'I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...Alcoran than that this universal frame is without a Mind ... It is true that a little [natural] philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy...

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...learned about Nature. Francis Bacon acknowledged, "I had rather believe all the fables in the [Golden] Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind." 4 It is a fact of human behavior that disappointment can lead either to rejection or acceptance. Rejection...

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...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,...

...the more Mans Nature runs to, the more ought Law to weed it out' (IIII. 3-4); 'I had rather beleeve all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, then that this universall Frame, is without a Minde' (XVI. 3-5); 'Houses are built to Live in, and...

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..."seasons" his philosophy with religion "as with salt. I had rather believe all the fables in the [Golden] Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind." He puts atheism in its place in a famous passage twice repeated. He analyzes the causes of atheism...

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