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History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

CHAPTER III
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I preach the oneness of God." Such was his own conception of his so-called apostleship.

Henceforth, to the day of his death, he wore on his finger a seal-ring on which was engraved, "Mohammed, the messenger of God." VICTORIES OF MOHAMMED.

It is well known among physicians that prolonged fasting and mental anxiety inevitably give rise to hallucination.
Perhaps there never has been any religious system introduced by self-denying, earnest men that did not offer examples of supernatural temptations and supernatural commands.

Mysterious voices encouraged the Arabian preacher to persist in his determination; shadows of strange forms passed before him.

He heard sounds in the air like those of a distant bell.


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