Posts

isis unveiled : xii (forbidden ground)

"Every day brings new admissions of scientists themselves, and the criticisms of well-informed lay observers. We find the following illustrative paragraph in a daily paper: "It is curious to note the various opinions which prevail among scientific men in regard to some of the most ordinary natural phenomena. The aurora is a notable case in [...]

isis unveiled : xii (forbidden ground)

"You never hear the really philosophical defenders of the doctrine of uniformity speaking of impossibilities in nature. They never say what they are constantly charged with saying, that it is impossible for the Builder of the universe to alter his work. ...No theory upsets them (the English clergy). ...Let the most destructive hypothesis be stated [...]