 Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is for astronomy, not only throws an unexpected light on the past, but illuminates the future with hope ; nor can I but feel surprised that a theory...  The Ethnological Journal - Page 211865Full view - About this book
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1865 - 560 lehte
...cycles of ages ruled supreme over the earth." Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is...of Christianity or the interests of true religion. But even if the theory of "natural selection" should eventually prove to be untenable, and if those... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1865 - 560 lehte
...cycles of ages ruled supreme over the earth." Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is...which thus teaches us humility for the past, faith in 482 INCREASE OF HAPPINESS, the present, and hope for the future, should have been regarded as opposed... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1865 - 556 lehte
...surprised that a theory which thus teaches us humility for the past, faith in 482 INCREASE OF HAPPINESS, the present, and hope for the future, should have...of Christianity or the interests of true religion. But even if the theory of "natural selection" should eventually prove to be untenable, and if those... | |
 | 1878 - 794 lehte
...then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is to astronomy, not only throws an unexpected light on...hope for the future, should have been regarded as necessarily opposed to the principles of Christianity, or the interests of true religion." Sir John... | |
 | 1878 - 800 lehte
...then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is to astronomy, not only throws an unexpected light on...hope for the future, should have been regarded as necessarily opposed to the principles of Christianity, or the interests of true religion." Sir John... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1878 - 712 lehte
...cycles of ages ruled supreme over the earth." Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is...astronomy, not only throws an unexpected light on the past, bat illuminates the future with hope ; nor can I but feel surprised that a theory which thus teaches... | |
 | William Forsell Kirby - 1883 - 232 lehte
...of Species," are taken from the third edition, when not otherwise specified. INTRODUCTION. "I cannot but feel surprised that a theory which thus teaches...Christianity, or the interests of true religion." — LUBBOCK'S "Prehistoric Times," 2nd edition, p. 581. THE Theory of the Evolution of Living Beings,... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1900 - 748 lehte
...cycles of ages ruled supreme over the earth." Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is...have been regarded as opposed to the principles of true religion. I say of hope because we are, I think, justified in believing that the happiness of... | |
 | Charles Darwin, Duncan M. Porter, Sheila Ann Dean, Samantha Evans, Shelley Innes, Alison M. Pearn - 2002 - 758 lehte
...[1865]. 8 In Lubbock 1865, p. 481, Lubbock wrote: 'Thus, then, the great principle of Natural Selection, which is to biology what the law of gravitation is...on the past, but illuminates the future with hope.' Lubbock also wrote: 'The thoughts of a Shakespeare or a Tennyson, the discoveries of a Newton or a... | |
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