THE PATH OF EVOLUTION 



and the unjust, are nothing in themselves ; they exist 

 only by comparison ; in fact, the infinite power of 

 God would have no place if there existed simul- 

 taneously an infinite principle of Evil. The Atoms * 

 are the foundation and basis of all things ; but they 

 are put in motion by the spirit of God the soul of 

 the world, f 



"The Sun the Father of life is the centre of our 

 world, but the centre of the Universe is in all things 

 . . . There are as many centres as there are worlds 

 and stars, and these in number are infinite. The 

 Earth moves ; it turns on its own axis and it moves 

 around the sun . . . There are innumerable worlds 

 like ours, throned and spaced amidst the Ether and 

 pursuing a course in heaven like unto ours. The 

 suns are inhabited as well as the surrounding earths. 

 It is not reasonable to believe that any part of the 

 Universe is without a soul, life, sensation and or- 

 ganic structure ; and it is as foolish to believe that 

 there are no beings, nor minds, nor possibilities of 

 thought beyond the objects of our own senses . . . 

 From this infinite all, full of beauty and splendor, 

 from the vast worlds which circle above us to the 

 sparkling dew of stars beyond, the conclusion is drawn 

 that there are an infinity of creatures; a vast multi- 



* Of Lucretius. 



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