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“I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.”

Theory Evolution Creator Almighty Inconsistent Protector Theory Of Evolution

Book:Letters and Diaries: The controversy with Gladstone, Jan. 1874-Dec. 1875

Source: Letters and Diaries: The controversy with Gladstone, Jan. 1874-Dec. 1875

“The thesis that the universe has an originating divine cause is logically inconsistent with all extant definitions of causality and with a logical requirement upon these and all possible valid definitions or theories of causality.”

Religion Universe Causes Divine Theory Definitions Logical Requirements Inconsistent Thesis Causality

Author:Quentin Smith

“Mr. Darwin's hypothesis is not, so far as I am aware, inconsistent with any known biological fact; on the contrary, if admitted, the facts of Development, of Comparative Anatomy, of Geographical Distribution, and of Palaeontology, become connected together, and exhibit a meaning such as they never possessed before; and I, for one, am fully convinced that if not precisely true, that hypothesis is as near an approximation to the truth as, for example, the Copernican hypothesis was to the true theory of the planetary motions.”

Ifs Facts Together Known Example Theory Development Connected Convinced Contrary Possessed Hypothesis Distribution Exhibits Anatomy Inconsistent Approximation

Author:Thomas Huxley

“The words 'theory' and 'practice' are of Greek origin; they carry our thoughts back to the ancient philosophers by whom they were contrived, and by whom they were also contrasted and placed in opposition, as denoting two mutually conflicting and mutually inconsistent ideas. ... [this fallacy] based on a double system of natural laws retarded for centuries the development of physical science, notably mechanics.”

“These theories, deontology, the moral rights theory, and utilitarianism, contradict one another. Moreover, they give conflicting (inconsistent) recommendations. It is hence not possible to hold them together, in a pursuit of moral truth.”

Giving Together Moral Rights Theory Pursuit Inconsistent Recommendations Utilitarianism

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo