But it seems a great partiality not to perceive that the same argument extends equally to the Deity, so far as we have any conception of him, and that the mind can at least imagine him to be non-existent or his attributes to be altered. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - Page 165by David Hume - 1779 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
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| 1831 - 576 pages
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