...superior to one of glass, as the works of the Creator are to those of man ? Modes of Transition. If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case. No doubt many organs exist of which we do not know the transitional...

...banish the belief ... of any great and sudden modification in their structure." 4 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." ' Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...banish the belief ... of any great and sudden modification in their structure." 4 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." 6 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...banish the belief ... of any great and sudden modification in their structure." 3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." 4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...banish the belief ... of any great and sudden modification in their structure." 3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." 4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many iustances is, of course, plain and intelligible...

...can never take a leap, but must advance by short and slow steps ' (p. 214). Again he says :—' If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case' (p. 208). He adds:— ' Every detail of structure in every living...

...the belief ... of any I great and sudden modif1cation in their structure." 3 Finally, he adds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, 1ny theory would absolutely break down." 4 Now the conservation of minute variations in many instances...

...differences which are effective in the production of new species." And again, after 1 iiflds, " If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numentioning the frequent sudden appearances of domestic varieties, he speaks of " the false belief...

...hypothesis. " If it could be demonstrated," he says, " that any complex organ existed which could not have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." The whole spirit and tenor of all that Mr. Darwin writes on his subject may be thus paraphrased:—"...

...selection." That in this I do not misrepresent Mr. Darwin is evident from his own words. He says :— "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed,...modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." * Also : " Every detail of structure in every living creature (making some little allowance for the...