Geological Confirmations of the Universal Deluge. (From Dick's "Christian Philosopher": pp. 224–227)
Anon
Genre: | Extract |
Publications extracted: | Dick 1823 |
Subjects: | Geology, Palaeontology, Biblical Authority, Time |
People mentioned: | Georges Cuvier , James Parkinson , Horace B de Saussure , James Townsend , Alexander von Humboldt |
Amasses evidence to support the conclusion that 'the researches of Geology confirm the fact of a Universal Deluge, and thus afford a sensible proof of the credibility of the Sacred Historian, and, consequently, of the truth of the doctrines of Divine Revelation' (540). |
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