Transcribed from the 1871 George P. Bacon edition by DavidPrice.
[No 11.
BIOLOGY VERSUS THEOLOGY.
ByJULIAN.
“Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas
Quique metus omnes et inexorabile fatum—
Subjecit pedibus, strepitumque Acherontis avari.”Virgil.
“Know, then, thyself—Presume not God to scan;
The proper study of Mankind is Man.”Pope’sEssay on Man.
“If it be possible to perfect mankind, the means ofdoing so will be found in the Medical Sciences.”
Descartes.
Lewes:
GEORGE P. BACON, STEAM PRINTING OFFICES.
1871.
PAGE. | |
Introduction | |
Part I.—Scripture irreconcilable with Science. | |
(1) The Mosaic Cosmogony | |
(2) The Fall | |
(3) The Flood | |
PartII.—Scripture irreconcilable with HumanExperience. | |
(Miracles) | |
(1) Pre-historic Man | |
(2) Increase of Man | |
(3) Armies of the Jews, andnumbers slain in battle | |
(4) Incredible Statements | |
PartIII.—The Bible irreconcilable withItself. | |
(a) Historic Errors | |
(b) Erroneous Figures | ... |