The divine pedigree of man, or, The testimony of evolution and psychology to the fatherhood of God / by Thomson Jay Hudson.

  • Thomson Jay Hudson
Date:
1900
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    ful source of manifold errors — and to show that the facts of evolution are susceptible of no other than a theistic interpretation, that this book was written. In other words, it was written to show that the facts of organic and mental evolution point clearly and unmistakably to a divine origin of mind and life on this earth; and that the atheistic theories of agnostic evolutionists are positively and unqualifiedly desti¬ tute of facts to sustain them. I have, therefore, deemed it best to frame my argument upon purely scientific lines, avoiding spec¬ ulative philosophy, and adhering strictly to the in¬ ductive method of investigation. To that end I have resisted the temptation to strengthen my argu¬ ment by quotations from Holy Writ; although the Bible is full of pertinent passages which the Biblical scholar will not fail to recognize and apply. I have not even touched upon the teleological argument; although the teleologist will not fail to find an abundance of material for his purpose in the facts presented. As already intimated, the facts of organic and mental evolution alone form the basis of my argu¬ ment for theism, per se. And when I say that I have accepted those facts as they are set forth by the atheistic evolutionists, the reader will understand that I have not selected my authorities from among those who might be biased in favor of my conclu¬ sions. Also, I have accepted their arguments in favor of the general theory of organic evolution; and I have carried those arguments to their logical con¬ clusion. In so doing I have shown that every fact and every' argument that sustains the theory of
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