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Eternity; World-war Thoughts on Life and Death, Religion, and the Theory of Evolution

This book delves into profound reflections on the nature of existence, the meaning of life, and the impact of religious beliefs and evolutionary theory amidst the turmoil of World War I. more

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Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel

German philosopher, biologist, artist, born on February 16, 1834, and died on August 9, 1919. Ernst Haeckel is renowned for his contributions to the fields of evolution, morphology, cytology, and the philosophy of natural sciences. more

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“Among the Spartans all newly born children were subject to a careful examination or selection. All those that were weak, sickly, or affected with any bodily infirmity, were killed. Only the perfectly healthy and strong children were allowed to live, and they alone afterwards propagated the race.”

“We are compelled by reflection to recognize that God is not to be placed against the material world [as in Christianity], but must be placed as a 'divine power' or 'moving spirit' within the cosmos itself ... All the wonderful phenomena of nature around us, organic as well as inorganic, are only various products of one and the same original force.”

“Mental differences between the lowest men and the animals are less than those between the lowest and the highest man.”