“The development doctrines are doing much harm on both sides of the Atlantic, especially among intelligent mechanics, and a class of young men engaged in the subordinate departments of trade and the law. And the harm, thus considerable in amount, must be necessarily more than merely considerable in degree. For it invariably happens, that when persons in these walks become materialists, they become turbulent subjects and bad men.”
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Hugh Miller
Geologist from Scotland, known for his significant contributions to the development of geology. He discovered many important fossils and authored several geological works. more
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