Creeds of the day; or, Collated opinions of reputable thinkers, 3 series of letters, Volumen1 |
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Darwinism — The original theory of evolution — Mr . Spencer ' s definition of it -
Essential axioms . . . . . . 241 LETTER IV . Evolution doctrine affirms descent from
few progenitors — Rejects heterogenesis - Systems of Linnæus and Cuvier ...
Darwinism — The original theory of evolution — Mr . Spencer ' s definition of it -
Essential axioms . . . . . . 241 LETTER IV . Evolution doctrine affirms descent from
few progenitors — Rejects heterogenesis - Systems of Linnæus and Cuvier ...
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... evolution 65 LETTER XIV . Transmission or heredity — Instances of Ancon
sheep and Maltese couple - Bud - variation - Huxley ' s concessions to teleology .
89 PAGE LETTER XV . Natural selection does not contradict teleology
CONTENTS ...
... evolution 65 LETTER XIV . Transmission or heredity — Instances of Ancon
sheep and Maltese couple - Bud - variation - Huxley ' s concessions to teleology .
89 PAGE LETTER XV . Natural selection does not contradict teleology
CONTENTS ...
Página xi
Natural selection does not contradict teleology - Generation of aphis and of
jellyfish - Evolution as a theory necessitates heredity : 100 LETTER XVI .
Professor Häckel ' s explanation of heredity - Spencer ' s theory of polar attraction
Phases of ...
Natural selection does not contradict teleology - Generation of aphis and of
jellyfish - Evolution as a theory necessitates heredity : 100 LETTER XVI .
Professor Häckel ' s explanation of heredity - Spencer ' s theory of polar attraction
Phases of ...
Página xii
Evolution wrongly supposed to have superseded religious belief - Persistence of
force - Creation out of nothing - Opinions of Häckel , Clifford , and Wallace . . . . . .
180 LETTER VIII . Herbert ' s examination of Realism continued — Views of ...
Evolution wrongly supposed to have superseded religious belief - Persistence of
force - Creation out of nothing - Opinions of Häckel , Clifford , and Wallace . . . . . .
180 LETTER VIII . Herbert ' s examination of Realism continued — Views of ...
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... which was appropriate to the age of the world . ” i Still , here and there , it is
implied that , evolution proves an Evolver ; and that the Bible is evidence thereof .
His protest against the literal reading of the Old Testament derives great strength
...
... which was appropriate to the age of the world . ” i Still , here and there , it is
implied that , evolution proves an Evolver ; and that the Bible is evidence thereof .
His protest against the literal reading of the Old Testament derives great strength
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Página 40 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so (22:19-22).
Página 26 - And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month : in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains scon.
Página 27 - And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Página 41 - And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, "Go up, thou bald head...
Página 42 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Página 20 - For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Página 22 - For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of 'Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices : but this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Página 216 - The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.
Página 21 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me ? saith the LORD : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Página 231 - ... why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle as the reason and design of animals is found to be upon this planet? What peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of the whole universe?