A Story Outline of Evolution 



so harmonious and simple. And yet today the typical per- 

 son of fairly liberal culture is deeply ignorant of its plan and 

 blind to its harmony and beauty. For him Evolution is no 

 part of his intellectual training. He has not been schooled 

 in its principles. To the average person, it means that man 

 has descended from a monkey. 



Traditional beliefs cannot be easily changed. They are 

 still defended after the traditional interpretation is proved 

 by reason to be fallible. Every new thought which has 

 added to and brought about the advancement and progress 

 of our civilization has met with opposition if it interfered 

 with a traditional belief. When Jesus of Nazareth appeared 

 upon the stage of human action teaching a new philosophy 

 of life, he was persecuted and crucified for his teachings that 

 disturbed the old order of things. When Paul, one of his 

 followers, went about proclaiming those same teachings and 

 doing all in his power to elevate humanity, he was impris- 

 oned, scourged and beheaded. When his pupils attempted 

 to follow the precepts which he had taught, they were cruci- 

 fied, burned and torn to pieces by wild animals before a 

 blood-thirsty mob In the Roman arena. These terrible 

 butcheries were so frequent and so numerous that the seats 

 in the Roman arena were sprinkled with costly perfumes in 

 order to overcome the stench of human blood and gore. 

 Socrates, the greatest of the Grecian philosophers, was con- 

 demned to death and forced to drink a cup of poison because 

 he would not believe In the mythical gods of Greece and 

 because he taught the youth of Athens that these mythical 

 gods had no divinity. When Galllleo first taught that the 

 earth is round instead of flat, as was the traditional belief, 



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