340 FALLACIES. 



obtain in nature." But since in reality every one feels 

 that nature is very far from perfect, the doctrine is never 

 applied consistently. It furnishes an argument which (like 

 many others of a similar character) people like to appeal to 

 when it makes for their own side. Nobody is convinced by 

 it, but each appears to think that it puts religion on his side 

 of the question, and that it is a useful weapon of offence for 

 wounding an adversary. 



Although several other varieties of a priori fallacy might 

 probably be added to those here specified, these are all against 

 which it seems necessary to give any special caution. Our 

 object is to open, without attempting or affecting to exhaust, 

 the subject. Having illustrated, therefore, this first class of 

 Fallacies at sufficient length, I shall proceed to the second. 



