...can never take a leap, but must advance by short and slow steps.' — (p. 214.) Again, he says — ' If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case.' — (p. 208.) He adds — 'Every del nil of structure in every living creature (making some little...

...she can never take a leap, but must advance by short and slow steps' (p. 214). Again he says : — ' If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case ' (p. 208). He adds : — ' Every detail of structure in every living creature (making some little...

...banish the belief ... of any great aud sudden modification in their structure." 3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." 4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...cannot conceivably be separated from it and yet be man. Mr. Darwin says in his Origin of Species : — If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. It seems to me that the impossibility of thus forming man's soul has been " demonstrated ; " but that...

...banish the belief ... of any great and sudden modification in their structure."3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down."4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...banish the belief ... of any I great and sudden modif1cation in their structure."3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, 1ny theory would absolutely break down."4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances...

...hypothesis. " If it could be demonstrated," he says, " that any complex organ existed which could not have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." The whole spirit and tenor of all that Mr. Darwin writes on his subject may be thus paraphrased: —...

...selection." That in this I do not misrepresent Mr. Darwin is evident from his own words. He says : — "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." * Also : " Every detail of structure in every living creature (making some little allowance for the...

...creatures, eg, honey-bee, kangaroo ; in all these cases Darwinism fails of explanation, and he says : " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." 5. That in some creatures we find forms of life persistent which are harmful to them, eg, the rattles...

...licence for advancing as true any theory which cannot be demonstrated to be actually impossible : — ' If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But 1 can find no such case.' Another of these assumptions is not a little remarkable. It suits his argument...