 I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations. Reaction against the frivolities of teleology, such as are to be found, not rarely, in the notes of the learned commentators...  Evolution and Dogma - Page 414by John Augustine Zahm - 1896 - 461 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1902 - 642 pages
...Evolution, if Evolution there has been in biology. ... I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations."' The argument of design is simply the reproduction of the idealistic principle which, like the constancy... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1871 - 614 pages
...that excellent old book. But overpoweringly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie all around us, and if ever perplexities, whether metaphysical...scientific, turn us away from them for a time, they come bock upon us with irresistible force, showing to us through nature the influence of free will, and... | |
 | 1908 - 730 pages
...over all that He created : " Overpowermgly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie all around us; and if ever perplexities, whether metaphysical...from them for a time, they come back upon us with irresist'ble force, showing us, through nature, the influence of a free will, and teaching us that... | |
 | Science - 1871 - 1024 pages
...seems to me a most valuable and instructive criticism. I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations. Reaction against the frivolities of teleology, such as are to be found, not rarely, in the notes of... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 546 pages
...B.it overwhelmingly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie all around u", and if ev-r perplexities, whether metaphysical or scientific, turn us away from them for a time, they comr bi<k upon us with irresistible 'orce, showing t > us through nut ire the influence of a free will,... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 540 pages
...seems to me a moat valu ible and instructive criticism. I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations. Reaction against the frivolities of teleology, such as are to be found, not rarely, in the notes of... | |
 | Charles Bray - Anthropology - 1871 - 390 pages
...Revi&v, May, 1871.) " Overpoweringly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie all round us, and if ever perplexities, whether metaphysical or scientific, turn us away for a time, they come back upon us with irresistible force." — (Sir W. Thomson's Inaugural Address... | |
 | Charles Bray - Anthropology - 1871 - 398 pages
...Meview, May, 1871.) " Overpoweringly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie all round us, and if ever perplexities, whether metaphysical or scientific, turn us away for a time, they come back upon us with irresistible force."—(Sir W. Thomson's Inaugural Address... | |
 | Elkanah Billings, Bernard James Harrington, James Thomas Donald - Geology - 1872 - 534 pages
...seems to me a most valuable and instructive criticism. I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations. Reaction against the frivolities of teleology, such as are to be found, not rarely, in the notes of... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1872 - 728 pages
...seems to me a most valuable and instructive criticism. I feel profoundly convinced that the argument of design has been greatly too much lost sight of in recent zoological speculations. Reaction against the frivolities of teleology, such as are to be found, not rarely, in the notes of... | |
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