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Development : 



Mr. Darwin's " view " ; and his Opinion. 



His " opinion " may be questioned ; and 

 His " view " has not been shown to be true. 

 Is strongly Theistic, 

 Is shown by Professor Mivart to be 



" Not The Origin of Species," and 

 "Not antagonistic to Christianity." 

 The Theistic Doctrine 01 Evolution : 



(Its three main Varieties) 

 Maintained by Mr. Darwin ; but 

 Opposed by Professors Huxley and Tyndall. 

 Prof. Tyndall "abandons," once lor all "the conception 



of creative acts." 

 Prof. Huxley excludes "the intervention or any but what 



are termed secondary causes." 

 Evolution : 



As strictly denned, 

 As popularly understood. 

 The validity of the Facts 



Independent of every Theory as to their Cause. 

 The Phenomenal Sequence, 



Not the Ideal Hypothesis, 

 A Universal Law. 

 The Ideal Hypothesis, which 



" Derives man in his totality from the inter- 

 action 01 organism and environment through 

 countless ages past." 



CHAPTER III. 



"A PUERILE HYPOTHESIS." 

 Erolntion : 



" Baldest of all philosophies " 

 Involves two points. 

 I. ASCENSIVE DEVELOPMENT : 

 Negatived by 



"The positively ascertained truths of Palaeon- 

 tology." 



