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^{page 130 note 2} Ibid. pp. 198–9.

^{page 130 note 3} Hick, , ‘Eschatological Verification Reconsidered’, pp. 194–5.Google Scholar

^{page 131 note 1} Ibid. p. 195.

^{page 131 note 2} Ibid. pp. 196–7.

^{page 131 note 3} Ibid. p. 199.

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