But then arises the doubt, can the mind of man, which has, as I fully believe been developed from a mind as low as that possessed by the lowest animal, be trusted when it draws such grand conclusions?

Charles Darwin

Tag: mind evolution darwinism contradiction macro-evolution macroevolution human-mind darwin-s-doubts self-refuting

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But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?
[To William Graham 3 July 1881]

Charles Darwin

Tag: evolution darwinism macro-evolution macroevolution darwin-s-doubts

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