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will never lead to success . . , and the criticism 

 on Wasmann's views, passed by the scientists 

 assembled at Berlin, was futile.' 



A Catholic theologian in Berlin, in some remarks 

 on my Berlin lectures which he contributed to the 

 Allgemeine Rundschau (Munich, March 16th, 1907), 

 expressed the opinion that, both in my lectures and 

 in my closing speech at the evening discussion, I 

 had touched too lightly on philosophy and theology. 1 



On the other hand, I was accused by a reporter 

 in the Hochland of April 1st, 1907, of having dwelt 

 too much upon philosophy and theology. The truth 

 lies perhaps midway between the two extremes. 

 The author of the criticism in the Hochland, a non- 

 Catholic, concludes his article with the following 

 words : 



'The disgraceful fact remains that Wasmann, 

 an insignificant priest, in consequence of his training, 

 and not of his intellectual abilities, speaking as a 

 philosopher, routed our collective scientists, and in 

 the course of the discussion displayed the greatest 

 tact in combating that scientific arrogance, which 

 deals with truths that are limited to an existence 

 of twenty-five years, as Ibsen-Stockmann tells us, 

 whereas the Church, in her exalted wisdom, is fully 

 conscious that no earthly truth, of any kind what- 

 ever, can be contrary to a divine truth.' 



The Berlin Tdgliche Rundschau (No. 85, Feb. 



1 Dr. Leo Heidemann replied to this criticism in the Rundschau of 

 March 30th. 



