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Gerard John. The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer
The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
I
TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING
II
REASON AND SCIENCE
III
"EVOLUTION"
IV
"THE LAW OF EVOLUTION"
V
WHAT IS A "LAW OF NATURE"?
VI
"THE LAW OF SUBSTANCE"
VII
"THE SEVEN ENIGMAS"
VIII
MATTER AND MOTION
IX
THE PROBLEM OF LIFE
X
ANIMAL AND MAN
XI
THE ORDER OF NATURE
XII
PURPOSE AND CHANCE
XIII
MONISM
XIV
ORGANIC EVOLUTION
XV
DARWINISM
XVI
THE FACTS OF EVOLUTION
XVII
"AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM"
XVIII
TO SUM UP
APPENDIX
INDEX
Footnote
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John Gerard
Published by Good Press, 2021
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The universe, or cosmos, is eternal, infinite, and illimitable. Its substance, with its two attributes (matter and energy) fills infinite space and is in eternal motion. This motion runs on through infinite time as an unbroken development, with a periodic change from life to death, from evolution to devolution....
