Word: evolutionism
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"Another difficulty arises from our present limitations of knowledge. If man has evolved from other forms of animal life by the continuous process of evolution, it is asked how can there be any difference between him and them? How can we believe that he has an immortal soul?
"To many, evolution means the survical of the fittest in the struggle for existance; and that is taken to imply that the selfish triumph, the most cruel and bloodthirsty are exalted, those who disregard others win. * * *
"Here is a real reason for opposition to evolution; men are not driven from it by fear of discovering that their bodies are structally like those of apes and monkeys; it does not bother us to discover that we are mammals. * * * It does not bother us to find the implication...
"Even in evolution is it true that he who would save his life must lose it. Here if nowhere else, do the facts of evolution lead the man of science to stand shoulder to shoulder with the man of religion.
Evolution is Necessary