242 The Outline of Science 



(r ) There are others who think that the most scientific posi- 

 tion is simply to recognise both the bodily and the mental activi- 

 ties as equally important, and so closely interwoven that they 

 cannot be separated. Perhaps they are just the outer and the 

 inner aspects of one reality the life of the creature. Perhaps 

 they are like the concave and convex curves of a dome, like the 

 two sides of a shield. Perhaps the life of the organism is always 

 a unity, at one time appearing more conspicuously as Mind-body, 

 at another time as Body-mind. The most important fact is that 

 neither aspect can be left out. By no jugglery with words can 

 we get Mind out of Matter and Motion. And since we are in 

 ourselves quite sure of our Mind, we are probably safe in saying 

 that in the beginning was Mind. This is in accordance with 

 Aristotle's saying that there is nothing in the end which was not 

 also in kind present in the beginning whatever we mean by be- 

 ginning. 



In conclusion 



What has led to the truly wonderful result which we admire 

 in a creature like a dog or an otter, a horse or a hare? In general, 

 we may say, just two main processes (1) testing all things, and 

 (2) holding fast that which is good. New departures occur and 

 these are tested for what they are worth. Idiosyncrasies crop up 

 and they are sifted. New cards come mysteriously from within 

 into the creature's hand, and they are played for better or for 

 worse. So by new variations and their sifting, by experimenting 

 and enregistering the results, the mind has gradually evolved and 

 will continue to evolve. 



