The Past Condition of Organic Nature
The Past Condition of Organic Nature
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those
records themselves, before we turn to that which they contain and
reveal. The question of the credibility of the history, happily for us,
will not require much consideration, for, in this history, unlike those
of human origin, there can be no cavilling, no differences as to the
reality and truth of the facts of which it is made up; the facts state
themselves, and are laid out clearly before us.
But, although one of the greatest difficulties of the historical student is cleared out of our path, there are other difficulties--difficulties in rightly interpreting the facts as they are presented to us--which may be compared with the greatest difficulties of any other kinds of historical study.
What is this record of the past history of the globe, and what are the questions which are involved in an inquiry into its completeness or incompleteness? That record is composed of mud; and the question which we have to investigate this evening resolves itself into a question of the formation of mud. You may
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