Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- 1651 1715 Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Mothe-Fénelon, François de Salignac de La La Mothe-Fénelon, François de Salignac de Motte-Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Morley, Henry 1822 1894 The Existence of God Transcribed by David Price "The Existence of God" by François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon is a philosophical treatise written during the late 17th century. The work explores the existence of God through various metaphysical and moral proofs, addressing the relationship between humanity and the divine within the context of natural observation and moral reasoning. At the start of the text, Fénelon sets the stage for his argument by reflecting on the difficulty many individuals face in grasping metaphysical truths about God. He introduces the idea that while some men may arrive at knowledge about the divine through intellectual contemplation, the greater population might more readily perceive God's existence through the observation of nature and its wonders. He emphasizes that the same aspects of nature that offer a glimpse into the divine are often overlooked due to humanity's preoccupation with worldly concerns, leading to a call for a renewed attention to the artistry of the universe as evidence of a higher power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en God Ontology BT Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 266689 2025-07-05T06:10:46.297788 text/html 267720 2020-12-23T07:43:47 text/html 176745 2025-07-05T06:10:52.120749 application/epub+zip 177422 2025-07-05T06:10:48.860738 application/epub+zip 160481 2025-07-05T06:10:47.814748 application/epub+zip 337023 2025-07-05T06:10:54.658764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317355 2025-07-05T06:10:51.486749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290299 2022-09-05T11:24:25.025489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250131 2025-07-05T06:10:45.952752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251459 2020-12-23T07:43:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19495 2025-07-05T06:10:54.784750 application/rdf+xml 14831 2025-07-05T06:10:48.306744 image/jpeg 3615 2025-07-05T06:10:48.058758 image/jpeg 91665 2020-12-23T07:43:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 90473 2020-12-23T07:43:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 167417 2025-07-05T06:10:46.319754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia