02068cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500410014226400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950801120040052010980051253400450161065300250165565300140168085600430169499900170173733859UtSlPG20260610133754.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aGerard, John,d1840-191214aThe Old Riddle and the Newest Answer 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-10-15  aProduced by Chuck Greif, Peter Vachuska and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer" by John Gerard is a philosophical examination written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the intersections of science, reason, and the metaphysical questions regarding the origins and nature of life, existence, and the universe. Gerard argues against the notion that science alone can provide answers to all existential inquiries, suggesting that deeper philosophical inquiries remain unresolved.  The opening of the text introduces the central theme regarding the universe's origin, establishing that it must have had a beginning, supported by both philosophical argument and scientific evidence. Gerard questions what existed prior to this beginning and explores how matter and existence can possibly arise from nothing. He emphasizes the importance of scrutinizing the limitations of scientific explanations and suggests that the quest for knowledge must include metaphysical considerations, challenging the reader to contemplate the profound mysteries that science cannot adequately address. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aReligion and science  aEvolution40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33859  c74705d74705