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of the sense organs which they themselves 

 perceive to be illusory whenever the actual 

 reality of things is in contemplation, proceed 

 to develop the theory that the whole has 

 come into being without direct intelligence 

 and apart from spiritual guidance, that it is 

 managed so well (or so ill) that it is really 

 not managed at all, that no Deity exists, and 

 that it is absurd to postulate the existence 

 of a comprehensive and all-inclusive guiding 

 Mind. 



To be able to perceive comprehensively 

 and state fully not only what is, but also 

 what is not, is a wonderful achievement. 

 I do not think that such a power has yet 

 been acquired by any of the sons of men ; 

 nor will the semi-educated readers of this 

 country be wise if they pin their faith and 

 build their hopes on the utterances of any 

 man, however eminent, who makes this 

 superhuman claim. 



Now, in all charity, it must be admitted 

 that in some passages Professor Haeckel puts 

 himself under the ban implied by the above 



