The same high mental faculties which first led man to believe in unseen spiritual agencies, then in fetishism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, as long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange... The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Page 68by Charles Darwin - 1871 - 475 lehteFull view - About this book
| 1871 - 630 lehte
...deals with religion as summarily as he has dealt with the higher faculties of the human mind : — ' The same high mental faculties which first led man...powers remained poorly developed, to various strange and superstitions customs. Many of these are terrible to think of — such as the sacrificing of human... | |
| 1872 - 832 lehte
...one or more gods ;" the natural result of the activity of man's mental faculties being to lead him "to believe in unseen spiritual agencies, then in...fetishism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism." Finally, Mr Darwin gives it as his opinion that the feeling of religious devotion in man is the ultimate... | |
| Richard Travers Smith - 1876 - 256 lehte
...his master, associated with complete submission, some fear, and, perhaps, other feelings." .... 3. " The same high mental faculties which first led man...developed, to various strange superstitions and customs." 4. " It is obvious that every one may with an easy conscience gratify his own desires if they do not... | |
| Henry Augustus Mott - 1880 - 164 lehte
...difficult to understand how it arose." The savage has a stronger belief in bad spirits than in good ones. " The same high mental faculties which first led man...his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to very strange superstitions and customs. Many of these are terrible to think of: such as the sacrifice... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1884 - 396 lehte
...appear to be somewhat less, and the sense of equality is shown in every action. Professor Braubach goes so far as to maintain that a dog looks on his...man to believe in unseen spiritual agencies, then in fetichism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, as long as his reasoning... | |
| 1884 - 824 lehte
...agencies, then in fetichiem, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, so long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange superstitions and customs." f Thus Darwin * "Principles of Sociology," pp. 106-109. •f- "Descent of Man, voL i, p. 66. justly... | |
| William Fairfield Warren - 1885 - 554 lehte
...agencies, then in fetichism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, so long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange superstitions and customs." 2 Thus Darwin justly considers the character of the very aberrations of the human intellect in its... | |
| William Fairfield Warren - 1885 - 554 lehte
...agencies, then in fetichism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, so long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange superstitions and customs."2 Thus Darwin justly considers the character of the very aberrations of the human intellect... | |
| William Fairfield Warren - 1885 - 552 lehte
...agencies, then in fetichism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, so long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange superstitions and customs."2 Thus Darwin justly considers the character of the very aberrations of the human intellect... | |
| Folklore Society (Great Britain) - 1899 - 1086 lehte
...conceptions. As Mr. Darwin remarks, " The same high mental faculties which first led man to believe .... would infallibly lead him, as long as his reasoning...developed, to various strange superstitions and customs." This degeneration from the higher level, Mr. Darwin compares to the occasional mistakes "in the instincts... | |
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