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204 Agassiz’s Contributions to the 
thought as no property of matter, and God as not nature. He 
pronounces the study of natural science the study of the thoughts 
or ideas which the Creator has embodied in his works, and 4 
true classification of objects in nature as an exhibition of the 
= ‘obpng by Him in his omniscience and wisdom. On page 
we read :— © 
_ “I disclaim every intention of introducing in this work any evidence 
irrelevant to my subject, or of supporting any conclusions not immedi- 
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there is an essential difference between inorganic and living and ai 
beings, I shall not be prevented by any such pretensions of a false ee 
ction between the facts of nature as direct proof of the existence ae 
thinking God, as certainly as man exhibits the power of thinking when 
he recognizes their natural relations.” 
_ Through the discussions which follow, the question of cre® 
tion by means of physical forces or agencies is considered. On 
13 he says :— 
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