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Truths are of different kinds, some | Truths are of different kinds, some | ||
certain others only probable, the act of | certain others only probable, the act of | ||
| − | the mind in perceiving the former | + | the mind in perceiving the former we call |
| − | conviction, | + | conviction, [[deletion]] the [[/deletion]] the the latter assent. |
Reason is that faculty which enables | Reason is that faculty which enables | ||
Us from the relations of ideas that are | Us from the relations of ideas that are | ||
| − | known, to investigate, | + | known, to investigate, such as are unknown, |
and without which we never could | and without which we never could | ||
proceed in the discovery of truth beyond | proceed in the discovery of truth beyond | ||
| − | first principles or intuitive | + | first principles or intuitive axioms. |
| − | Common Sense or Rational | + | Common Sense or Rational Instinct |
perceives truth or commands belief, | perceives truth or commands belief, | ||
by an instantaneous and irresistible | by an instantaneous and irresistible | ||
| − | impulse, derived neither from | + | impulse, derived neither from Education |
nor habit, but from Nature, acting | nor habit, but from Nature, acting | ||
independently of our Will, whenever | independently of our Will, whenever | ||
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there is an essential difference between | there is an essential difference between | ||
these two faculties, that Common Sense | these two faculties, that Common Sense | ||
| − | cannot be accounted | + | cannot be accounted for by being called the |
perfection of Reason, nor Reason by | perfection of Reason, nor Reason by | ||
| − | being resolved into Common Sense | + | being resolved into Common Sense 1o. We |
are conscious that the energy of understanding | are conscious that the energy of understanding | ||
which perceives intuition Truth, is different | which perceives intuition Truth, is different | ||
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induces Man to think that every thing in nature is determined to exist agreably to established Laws.
Truths are of different kinds, some certain others only probable, the act of the mind in perceiving the former we call conviction, deletion the /deletion the the latter assent.
Reason is that faculty which enables
Us from the relations of ideas that are
known, to investigate, such as are unknown,
and without which we never could
proceed in the discovery of truth beyond
first principles or intuitive axioms.
Common Sense or Rational Instinct perceives truth or commands belief, by an instantaneous and irresistible impulse, derived neither from Education nor habit, but from Nature, acting independently of our Will, whenever its object is presented according to an established Law, and in a similar Manner upon all or at least the Majority of mankind.
The following remarks will evince that there is an essential difference between these two faculties, that Common Sense cannot be accounted for by being called the perfection of Reason, nor Reason by being resolved into Common Sense 1o. We are conscious that the energy of understanding which perceives intuition Truth, is different from
