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" Biologie al science has returned to its rightful place," said 

 Dr. Bateson, "namely, the investigation of the structure and 

 properties of the concrète of our visible world. We cannot see 

 how the differentiation into species came about. Variation of 

 many kinds, often considérable, we daily witness, b\it no origin 

 of species. Distinguisliing what is known from what may be 

 believed, we hâve absolute certainty that new forms of life, new 

 orders and new species hâve arisen in the earth, but even this 

 has been questioned. It has been asked, for instance, " How do 

 you know that there Avere mammals in palaeozoic times ? May 

 there not hâve been mammals somewhere on earth though 

 no vestige of them has come down to us?" We may feel confi- 

 dent there were no mammals then, but are we sure ? In very 

 ancient rocks most of the great orders of animais are represen- 

 ted. The absence of the others might by no great stress of the 

 imagination bo ascribed to accidentai circumstances. " 



It is good to know that biographical science " has returned 

 to its rightful place, namely, the investigation of the struc- 

 ture and properties of the concrète of our visible world. " 

 That has been the great trouble in older days ; for biologists 

 and astrologers and electricians thought they were duly com- 

 pétent to adjudicate on spiritual affairs and to tell the people 

 how much of the Bible they might or might not believe ! 

 We bave heard a lot about "the conflict between Science and 

 Religion, " but if Science would only stick to her own proper 

 sphère, there would be no conflict, for truth cannot conflict 

 with itself. 



{Catholic Register, Jan. 12, 1922.) 



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La science sacrifie, elle aussi, à la mode. Actuellement, les 

 questions de relativité sont misos sur le métier dans des centaines 

 de laboratoires, et des milliers de savants s'ingénient à trouver 

 des arguments nouveaux pour ou contre les théories d'Einstein. 



