Sir-Your correspondent in supporting the descent of man from the ape, can only quote out-of-date opinions of
modernist clerics. Two eminent biologists, Dr. Bateson and Dr. Osborn, both admit that the "orderly development of the germ" theory has broken down because of absolutely no support from the deepest researches. Dr. Sayce says that "as far back as archaeology can take us, man is already civilised, in fact, the older the country the more perfect it is found to be." Le Conte says: "The evidence of Geology to-day is that species seem to come into existence suddenly and in full perfection remain substantially unchanged during the term of existence, and pass away in full perfection. Other species take their places by substitution, not by transmutation,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 328, 5 October 1945, Page 25
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