...Folio Society, 2002), 57. Bacon's view in the end is that atheism is philosophically unacceptable. "It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion" (ibid., 55). Bacon, Novum Organum, trans, and ed. P. Urbach and J. Gibson (Chicago: Open Court, 1 994),...

...that hypothesis!" In his treatise on Atheism, Sir Francis Bacon tersely summarizes the situation thus: "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism;...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." The Metaphysics of Aristotle opens with these words: "All men naturally desire to know." To satisfy...

...drinking largely sobers us again.") "Francis Bacon said, 'Philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism.' " ("A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism,...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.") Fallacies of Irrelevant Evidence. Seven classes of these fallacies are listed below. FALLACY OF IRRELEVANCE....

...respond to pen and scroll in ever-deepening harmony. Well saith Bacon " A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism ; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." Give us more Newtons, yea even Darwins, and Pasteurs, the discoverers, more than the dogmatists, both...

...philosophy is what you don't know. — Bertrand Russell (1872-1969) A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Bacon A true philosopher never argues. He mentally concludes that his opponent is an ass, and keeps...

...convince it. It is true that a litue philofophy inclineth man's mind to atheifm; but depth in philofophy bringeth men's minds about to religion; for while the mind of man looketh upon fécond caules fcattered, it may fometimes reti in them and go no farther; but when it •beholdeth...

...in the great silence of scientific knowledge. — AIME CESAIRE A little philosophy inclineth a man to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — FRANCIS BACON The old love of life and nature and the old ways of sharing rather than taking away,...

...on social and political life at all. In his essay 'Of Atheism', Francis Bacon had already maintained that 'a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion', and in New Atlantis (1629) he had described how a flourishing development in the natural sciences is...

...M. Tutu "A religion without the element of mystery would not be a religion at all." — Edwin Lewis "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism,...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." — Francis Bacon "No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that...

...is the type of God He is," he replied, "I want nothing to do with Him." - Ted Turner (CNN founder) A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism;...philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. - Francis Bacon (1561-1626), (Essays) 9. Attitude Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against...