“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
“The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes, or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.” MenWorldPhilosophyMoralModernAccountsAttributesModern Day Author:Adam Sedgwick
