The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.
Joseph McCabe
Born: November 12, 1867 Died: January 10, 1955
Joseph Martin McCabe (12 November 1867 – 10 January 1955) was a well-known atheist and author of numerous books. He had been a Catholic priest.
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Alternative Names for Joseph McCabe
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The sentiments attributed to Christ are in the Old Testament. They were familiar in the Jewish schools and to all the Pharisees, long before the time of Christ, as they were familiar in all the civilizations of the earth — Egyptian, Babylonian, and Persian, Greek, and Hindu.
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The absence of theistic belief...
{<i>Defining the word 'atheism'</i>}
A law of nature is not a formula drawn up by a legislator, but a mere summary of the observed facts — a 'bundle of facts.' Things do not act in a particular way because there is a law, but we state the 'law' because they act in that way.