Cosmic evolution : being speculations on the origins of our environment / by E.A. Ridsdale.

  • Ridsdale, E. A.
Date:
1889
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Cosmic evolution : being speculations on the origins of our environment / by E.A. Ridsdale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    action in tlio present. Intuition most gene- rally shows itself in emergencies with which, from their peculiarity, or suddenness, reason is unable to cope. Inspiration would almost seem to be derived from tbe same source, when the mind is allowed to float back on the stream of inner consciousness, thence deriving a purer and more certain strain of thought than could be derived from the mere analysis of passing facts. Intuition would bo the true and useful residuum of the original knowledge, after the false had been weeded out through, many generations. Each, generation would be at the same time confirmatory, and purificatory; so that for subtlety, and condensed accuracy, thoughts obtained from this source would be greatly superior to the coarser and more disjointed thoughts obtained by individual reasoning from extraneous facts. This hereditary transmission of knowledge is a very iu- F
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