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An example will show this. The blood-red 

 robber-ant, in entertaining as guest the Lomediusa, 

 is supporting its worst enemy, and it does so through 

 an instinct leading to the destruction of its own 

 species. We see here an instinct which cannot 

 possibly have been the result of natural selection, 

 for the guest is harmful from the moment when it 

 deposits its larva to be brought up in the ant s nest. 

 I believe that in this case amicable selection has 

 triumphed over natural selection, but I am far from 

 assuming that the theory of selection has been 

 equally ineffective in all cases. In fact, many 

 instances can be given in favour of this theory, 

 but it is effective only when interior adaptivity can 

 be assumed on the part of the organism. This 

 quality is absolutely necessary. 



In the first part of this lecture I pointed out the 

 contrast between the Christian theistic theory of the 

 universe on the one hand, and the monistic view on 

 the other, which denies the existence of a personal 

 God and Creator. In many scientific circles there 

 is an absolute theophobia, a dread of the Creator. 

 I can only regret this, because I believe that it is 

 due chiefly to a defective knowledge of Christian 

 philosophy and theology. The study of one thorough 

 text-book, such as Gutberlet s Theodicee, would suffice 

 to give a clearer idea of the significance and true 

 meaning of the Christian conception of God. 



Finally, I should like to call as witness, in support 

 of the theistic view, one who certainly cannot be 



