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Description:The author, Mr. Salverte, was an avocat du roi under the old r�gime, a civil engineer under the empire, and a consistent friend of the people; a member of the Chambers from the 5th district of Paris, and one of the few who have resisted the corrupting influence of the most corrupt government of Europe In the volumes before us, he has produced a work of great erudition and boundless research, in which he develops a theory which maintains that the prodigies and miracles related by the ancients, are to be ascribed to the results of a state of science far more advanced than has in modern times been admitted; that this science was in the hands of the priesthood, and by them used in the perpetuation of their hierarchy. The translator, in the profundity of his wisdom, has omitted the portions tending to elucidate the miracles of the Bible. For what reason we do not see. If the truth of the revelations cannot vindicate itself against the theories of Mr. Salverte, then it may be well to suppress the latter. Dr. Thompson seems to have greater faith in Mr. Salverte than in the Scriptures, however. The great work of Mr. Salverte establishes many points in the history of the sciences that have been heretofore surrounded with mists, and is full of intense interest. He avows the theory which guided him to be as follows: -- "1st. When the improbability of a fact is the chief objection to the belief in its reality, the evidence which attests it regains all its value, if the improbability be proved to be only apparent. Can a similar test be applied with success to the greater part of the prodigies and miracles related by the ancients It is more reasonable to admit the truth of the facts, and the accuracy of their explanation -- than to condemn as impostures those recitals of which modern discoveries have frequently demonstrated the truth. "2d. It is an incontestable fact, that anciently science -- and more especially that science which was confined to the temples -- was enveloped in a thick veil to conceal it from the eyes of the vulgar; and that it was employed to produce wonderful works, fitted to subdue the obstinacy and credulity of the people, is a supposition so natural, that it will be difficult to oppose it -- at least by any sound reasons. In the marvelous recitals which have been handed down to our times, some of this mystical learning may be discovered; and in prosecuting the research we endeavor to complete the history of the science of mankind. --The U.S. Democratic Review, Volume 20We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Philosophy of Magic - Vol. II.: Prodigies and Apparent Miracles. To get started finding The Philosophy of Magic - Vol. II.: Prodigies and Apparent Miracles, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 398

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Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2018

ISBN: 1726399710

Description: The author, Mr. Salverte, was an avocat du roi under the old r�gime, a civil engineer under the empire, and a consistent friend of the people; a member of the Chambers from the 5th district of Paris, and one of the few who have resisted the corrupting influence of the most corrupt government of Europe In the volumes before us, he has produced a work of great erudition and boundless research, in which he develops a theory which maintains that the prodigies and miracles related by the ancients, are to be ascribed to the results of a state of science far more advanced than has in modern times been admitted; that this science was in the hands of the priesthood, and by them used in the perpetuation of their hierarchy. The translator, in the profundity of his wisdom, has omitted the portions tending to elucidate the miracles of the Bible. For what reason we do not see. If the truth of the revelations cannot vindicate itself against the theories of Mr. Salverte, then it may be well to suppress the latter. Dr. Thompson seems to have greater faith in Mr. Salverte than in the Scriptures, however. The great work of Mr. Salverte establishes many points in the history of the sciences that have been heretofore surrounded with mists, and is full of intense interest. He avows the theory which guided him to be as follows: -- "1st. When the improbability of a fact is the chief objection to the belief in its reality, the evidence which attests it regains all its value, if the improbability be proved to be only apparent. Can a similar test be applied with success to the greater part of the prodigies and miracles related by the ancients It is more reasonable to admit the truth of the facts, and the accuracy of their explanation -- than to condemn as impostures those recitals of which modern discoveries have frequently demonstrated the truth. "2d. It is an incontestable fact, that anciently science -- and more especially that science which was confined to the temples -- was enveloped in a thick veil to conceal it from the eyes of the vulgar; and that it was employed to produce wonderful works, fitted to subdue the obstinacy and credulity of the people, is a supposition so natural, that it will be difficult to oppose it -- at least by any sound reasons. In the marvelous recitals which have been handed down to our times, some of this mystical learning may be discovered; and in prosecuting the research we endeavor to complete the history of the science of mankind. --The U.S. Democratic Review, Volume 20We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Philosophy of Magic - Vol. II.: Prodigies and Apparent Miracles. To get started finding The Philosophy of Magic - Vol. II.: Prodigies and Apparent Miracles, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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