Project Gutenberg 2009-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 246 Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus) 1852 1896 Was Man Created? Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "WAS MAN CREATED?" by Henry A. Mott is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work engages in a critical examination of human origins, delving into topics related to evolution, the nature of life, and the intersection of science and religion. Mott primarily aims to explore whether human beings were created in the traditional sense or if they evolved from simpler forms of life. The opening portion of the text introduces the concepts that will be explored throughout the publication. Mott begins by addressing the question of whether man was intentionally created by a divine act, stating that the purpose of science is to seek the truth rather than support preconceived beliefs. He discusses the significance of protoplasm as a fundamental substance of life, describing its characteristics and its role in the development of living organisms. Additionally, Mott outlines the scientific basis for the theory of evolution, pointing to the evidence of spontaneous generation and gradual development as methods through which simpler life forms transitioned into more complex beings, ultimately culminating in modern humans. The author emphasizes the unity of all life and hints at the scientific exploration that will follow in the subsequent sections of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural selection Evolution Creation Human beings -- Origin QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 260272 260275 2024-09-13T05:22:03.305461 2023-09-13T10:16:44.953371 text/html text/html 253733 2009-11-08T07:39:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2751133 2009-11-08T07:39:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3021519 2024-09-13T05:22:10.893972 application/epub+zip 3022185 2024-09-13T05:22:05.707479 application/epub+zip 147646 2024-09-13T05:22:04.102461 application/epub+zip 2893122 2024-09-13T05:22:14.269907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2862980 2024-09-13T05:22:09.690932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271572 2022-09-14T06:17:28.158209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221115 220990 2024-09-13T05:22:02.381487 2023-09-13T10:16:44.036333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 220969 2009-11-08T07:39:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81340 2009-11-08T07:39:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221016 2009-11-08T07:39:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81282 2009-11-08T07:39:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20409 2024-09-13T05:22:14.407878 application/rdf+xml 14748 2024-09-13T05:22:04.630448 image/jpeg 3691 2024-09-13T05:22:04.294458 image/jpeg 3024337 2024-09-13T05:22:03.481447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog