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John Bascom Prophet

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Introduction - The Man - The Conflict Between Science, Philosophy and Religion in Dr. Bascom's Time - Dr. Bascom's Contention that Mechanical Evolution is incomplete - Spiritual Evolution and the Modification of Religious Beliefs Resulting from this Conception - Constructive Realism / Science of Mind / "unity of mind and matter" / "the world is the product of God's thought" / The Solution of Philosophical and Religious Problems - Dr. Bascom and Present Thought - Contents -

complex life. The first two of these are not sufficient to explain the phenomena, and the last three, according to Dr. Bascom, cannot be claimed by evolution as belonging to it. Adaptation is defined as the direct action of physical forces on forms of life fitting them to their circumstances. The adjustment is not a peculiar property of the living thing but a mere response to external stimuli. However, it appears in fact that the tree supports its trunk with powerful roots in opposition to the winds rather than as a result of the winds. Furthermore, adaptation, when confined to the direct result of physical forces, offers explanations of but minor interest. Natural selection is a consideration of first importance but is not capable of accomplishing the results which have been attributed to it. It assumes a tendency in living things to vary slightly in every direction and attempts to explain how all of the plants and animals of the earth, including man, present themselves in their

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