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tion appears to be even more feeble than the previous two. As we see in the first two illustrations, in the production of water or sugar, there was an absolute change in the outward change of matter, while in this present illustration the only change that takes place is the change of direction from one to the other.
Scientific materialists present the doctrine of qualitative change with much gusto to prove their theory They say that after reaching a particular stage, qualitative change occurs in an even more striking manner and as such it is a law proved by nature itself. The illustrations of these striking changes at advanced stages are, that when being transformed into ice, water does not condense slowly. (1) On the other hand as the temperature falls and reaches the freezing point 1 e. 0 degree centigrade or 32 degrees Fehrenhite, water is suddenly transformed into ice.
(1) When water is heated, as it reaches 210 degree Fehrenhite, it suddenly and all atonce changes into vapour and evaporates
(1) A good shopkeeper who is anxious to weigh accurately, puts mow seeds in both the pans one by one to balance the scale. As he puts the last one the scale-beam suddenly becomes straight and if after that he puts even more seed in any of the pans, the beam again gets inclined.
(iv) Four stout athlets wish to pull out a stone. They applied all their energy but failed in uprooting
