Project Gutenberg 2016-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 109 Smithson, Noble 1841 1918 12000593 Smithson's Theory of Special Creation Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Smithson's Theory of Special Creation" by Noble Smithson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents an argument for the notion that every human being is a direct and special creation by God, as opposed to the widely accepted theories of evolution that suggest life arose through natural processes. Smithson critiques a range of evolutionary theories and emphasizes the necessity of a creator in explaining human existence. The opening of the text sets the stage for Smithson's critique of evolution by outlining his position on the diverse opinions surrounding organic evolution among notable figures like Darwin and Huxley. He argues that none of these evolutionists satisfactorily explain the mechanisms of heredity or the complexity of life itself, highlighting that every living organism must have been created with intention and design. Smithson's assertions throughout this section focus on the inadequacies of evolutionary theories, asserting that a personal God must guide the intricate processes of life and creation, positing his own views as a hopeful alternative to the perceived despair fostered by materialism and atheistic interpretations of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Creation BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 254562 254558 2024-09-22T05:58:07.388753 2023-09-23T04:35:56.371258 text/html text/html 252682 2016-09-10T14:34:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 135058 2016-09-10T14:34:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 159825 2024-09-22T05:58:11.386736 application/epub+zip 159545 2024-09-22T05:58:08.201766 application/epub+zip 113261 2024-09-22T05:58:07.674766 application/epub+zip 267729 2024-09-22T05:58:14.310738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220004 2024-09-22T05:58:11.035765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173893 2022-09-24T04:41:37.562080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229750 229546 2024-09-22T05:58:06.959775 2023-09-23T04:35:55.931257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 230009 2016-09-10T14:34:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 73435 2016-09-10T14:34:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17863 2024-09-22T05:58:14.436726 application/rdf+xml 6471 2024-09-22T05:58:07.752791 image/jpeg 1813 2024-09-22T05:58:07.713762 image/jpeg 138319 2024-09-22T05:58:07.411776 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