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Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)
Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)

Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)

Date2/12/1971
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  • Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto.(...)
  • Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto. At the same time, he maintains that in too many modern churches there is no emphasis on theology at all.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Religious belief can't be proved or discussed scientifically, says Robertson Davies, author and master of Massey College of the University of Toronto. At the same time, he maintains that in too many modern churches there is no emphasis on theology at all.
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      Author, editor, playwright, former newspaper publisher, and former master of University of Toronto's Massey College, Robertson Davies, 72, is Canada's most renowned man of letters. Who knows what thoughts of genius are brewing in Davies' mind
      Author, editor, playwright, former newspaper publisher, and former master of University of Toronto's Massey College, Robertson Davies, 72, is Canada's most renowned man of letters. Who knows what thoughts of genius are brewing in Davies' mind
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      1/7/1986
      Mrs. Robertson Davies, wife of the master of Massey College, U. of T., chooses this floppy brimmed had made of stitched taffeta for the money-raising (...)
      Mrs. Robertson Davies, wife of the master of Massey College, U. of T., chooses this floppy brimmed had made of stitched taffeta for the money-raising (...)
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      5/5/1971
      No, it's not GBS! But Robertson Davies, novelist-essayist and former Master of Massey College, certainly could have been mistaken for English dramatist George Bernard Shaw, at Sheraton Centre
      No, it's not GBS! But Robertson Davies, novelist-essayist and former Master of Massey College, certainly could have been mistaken for English dramatist George Bernard Shaw, at Sheraton Centre
      Bull, Ron
      9/29/1982
      Robertson Davies: A gentleman and a scholar in his Massey College office at University of Toronto
      Robertson Davies: A gentleman and a scholar in his Massey College office at University of Toronto
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      9/25/1991
      Robertson Davies: His good humor shining through, the well-known retired educator and author says he might learn how to groom dogs
      Robertson Davies: His good humor shining through, the well-known retired educator and author says he might learn how to groom dogs
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      9/30/1981
      Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all (...)
      Robertson Davies, Toronto playwright and English professor, says he feels like dancing a jig because so many wonderful things are happening to me all (...)
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      2/12/1974
      Complete overhaul of Roman Catholicism is proposed by Prof. Leslie Dewart in a new book, Religion, Language and Truth. Dewart, 47, teaches philosophy at St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto and has already made a name with an earlier book, The Future of Belief, published in 1966, which claims that there is no fixed truth. Dewart now argues that people's religious beliefs are determined by their language.
      Complete overhaul of Roman Catholicism is proposed by Prof. Leslie Dewart in a new book, Religion, Language and Truth. Dewart, 47, teaches philosophy at St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto and has already made a name with an earlier book, The Future of Belief, published in 1966, which claims that there is no fixed truth. Dewart now argues that people's religious beliefs are determined by their language.
      Goode, Jeff
      12/1/1970
      Wordsmiths turn Tunesmiths. Authors Margaret Atwood and Robertson Davies, accompanied by Paul Quarrington, on guitar, Sandy Ross on drums at rear, and(...)
      Wordsmiths turn Tunesmiths. Authors Margaret Atwood and Robertson Davies, accompanied by Paul Quarrington, on guitar, Sandy Ross on drums at rear, and(...)
      Mahler, John
      12/4/1990
      American: T. K. Olson of York University says an individual's beliefs can't be predicted from his citizenship.
      American: T. K. Olson of York University says an individual's beliefs can't be predicted from his citizenship.
      Bull, Ron
      10/9/1974
      Davies: People say you can't legislate against madness. But you don't have to aid and abet it.
      Davies: People say you can't legislate against madness. But you don't have to aid and abet it.
      Stawicki, Andrew
      2/23/1990
      Toronto novelist Robertson Davies
      Toronto novelist Robertson Davies
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      1/30/1973
      A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
      A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
      Mahler, John
      11/11/1977