“Considered as a mere question of physics, (and keeping all moral considerations entirely out of sight,) the appearance of man is a geological phenomenon of vast importance, indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.” MenWholeEarthLawScienceMoralSightImportanceMereAppearanceSurfacePhysicsConsiderationPhenomenonLaws Of NatureContinuityGeologySuppositionModifying Book:A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge Source: A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge
“If the [Vestiges] be true, the labours of sober induction are in vain; religion is a lie; human law is a mass of folly, and a base injustice; morality is moonshine; our labours for the black people of Africa were works of madmen; and man and woman are only better beasts!” PeopleIfsMenHumansLawScienceLyingBlackMoralityMassMen And WomenInjusticeBeing TrueVainBeastFollyLabourBlack PeopleSoberMadmenMoonshine Author:Adam Sedgwick
