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Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Prayers Are Granted
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Prayers Are Granted

Previous post. Be careful what you "wish" for. THAT SOME PRAYERS ARE NOT GRANTED BY GOD 1 Now, it is not inappropriate if also, at times, the requests of some…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Prayer Works, Even When God Knows All
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Prayer Works, Even When God Knows All

Previous post. You can't get from whatever will be, will be, to the inefficacy of human action. THAT THE IMMUTABILITY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPRESS THE VALUE OF PRAYER…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: On Divine Providence
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Summary Against Modern Thought: On Divine Providence

Previous post. We'll let our good saint provide the summary: either providence cannot be certain or else all things happen by necessity. This is an extremely important article. Take it…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What Fate Is
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What Fate Is

Previous post. About the difference between fate and superstitious versions of astrology, see the last argument. It is best not to speak of fate. ON FATE: WHETHER AND WHAT IT…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What It Means To Speak Of Fortune
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Summary Against Modern Thought: What It Means To Speak Of Fortune

Previous post. If it weren't for bad luck, well, there'd be no idea of luck. HOW A PERSON IS FAVORED BY FORTUNE AND HOW MAN IS ASSISTED BY HIGHER CAUSES…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Events And Higher Causes
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Events And Higher Causes

Previous post. There just is no avoiding God's control---of everything. In what sense that means, read on! HOW HUMAN EVENTS MAY BE TRACED BACK TO HIGHER CAUSES 1 From the…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Free Will Is Still Subject To God
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Free Will Is Still Subject To God

Previous post. God can bend the will. Why not? How He does so, is not given here. THAT HUMAN ACTS OF CHOICE AND OF WILL ARE SUBJECT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Both God And You Can Move Your Will
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Both God And You Can Move Your Will

Previous post. God is still in charge. THAT THE MOVEMENT OF THE WILL IS CAUSED BY GOD AND NOT ONLY THE POWER OF THE WILL 1 Some people, as a…
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