SCIENCE CONGRESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2236, 24 August 1914, Page 8

SCIENCE CONGRESS

- SURVIVAL AFTER DEATH > i STATEMENT BY SIR OLIVER , LODGE ,' • ■ • - "' ■ ! ; A SKULL 25,000 YEARS OLD ■ By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright Sydney, August 21. .- Sir Oliver 'Lodge, in an interview dealing with tho relations j between mind-and matter, said: "I have reason to say I know of tho existence- of intelligences, and of their powers to com T niunicato, while no longer .'"associated with terrestrial bodies." He added that this was a very important statement to mako from.a. scientific point of view,, but he was now prepared to hold sciencewas.giving an affirmative answer io tho question whether, we survive bodily death.' ' ''• .■ '{" Is Man a Geological Antiquity? ■ A v sensation was caused by Professors Wilson and David, who exhibited an aboriginal's skull discovered on tho Darling Downs, believed to be twentyfhe thousand years old. Professor David said it belonged to .the Pleistoceno ago, and was far older than any other human remains yet found in Australia. Ho concluded: "If we are asked: 'Is man a geolo'gical antiquity?' Anstraliacnn reply, ''Yes.' " ■ Other 'scientists , 'supported Professor David's deductions,' and, commented upon the'great importance of ; the find. ,' Another important announcement was tho discovery that the juice of the plant Euphorbia pcpliis acted upon n sensitive photographic plate in the dark. The-Savage and Civilisation. Sir Evcrsrrd Im Ifinmr and Professor Elliott Smith read interesting papers on the. development of man. ' Tho form r or, dealing • with the Polynesians, concluded' by-stating that "tho •ultimate cause,!of" the.decrease of the natives when.'in .contact with civilised folk lay in differouoes of heredity and mentalitj-j and' the -incapacity of the savage to take on eivilisation quickly enough. , ; ' EVOLUTION AND-WAR. : . (Roc. August 23, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney) August 22. The visiting scientists -spent yesterday in making excursions to places of interest. '■'■.•

Professor Benjamin Moore,." lecturing in the Town Hall, made reference to the war. Ho said thore would have been no war if tho peoplo of Germany were-governing , .German.)". Instead of that they /had a small oligarchy dominating the country's policy as regards peaco or war. Tho result was that the people of England were spending £100;000,p00 yearly, and other countries similar sums on. Armaments.. The lecturer' dealt with the pal't sunlight played on the evolution of species. The obvious answer of history was that evolution had not stopped.' AVe had reached a stage when wo could carry on by 'ourselves. Tho'present crisis in Europe was due to \ the neglect of tho proper development of the evolutionary law by one country. ( . TVo .must 'establish a system of. evolution ■ which -would prevent war breaking out again.