DARWINIAN THEORY
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SCIENCE AND -RELIGION
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, 24th September. knowledge and careful inquiry have confirmed Darwin'a assertion that man is descended from api ) a theory which, has stood the test of over half a century's' critical examination,' said the Bishop of Birmingham in a sermon in Westminster Abbey Darwin's triumph upset the whole theological scheme, but he and many others rejoiced, for they regarded the assertion that any one church is infallible as impudent and dangerous. Nowadays pseudo-religious propaganda and more shameless superstition are prevalent, and sceptical orthodoxy joins hands with ignorant fanaticism. In tho midst of such decay we should be thankful that science has preserved the standards which organised religion has frequently failed to safeguard " Welcoming the Bishop's speech, Sir Arthur Keith, President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, said that if must be emphasised that no church or creed possibly was permanent. They could only be regarded as the function of the brain.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 76, 27 September 1927, Page 9
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164DARWINIAN THEORY Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 76, 27 September 1927, Page 9
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