 But when science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of its cause, it is invading a province of thought to which it has no claim, and not...  Nature - Page 306edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | 1872 - 708 pages
...himself, in his late address, as President, before the British Association, uttered these wise words : But when science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | Alvar Ellegård - 1990 - 400 pages
...permissible on the assumption that the I,aw is the expression of the modus operandi of a Governing Power.127) But when Science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of Theology, and sets its own conception of the Order of Nature as a sufficient account of its... | |
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