As 19th-century geology established that the earth is millions of years old, not 6,000, John Ruskin lamented the impact of these revelations on his faith:
If only the geologists would let me alone, I could do very well, but those dreadful hammers! I hear the clink of them at the end of every cadence of the Bible verses.
It seems so strange to me that facts and truths plainly established well over a century ago are still being argued againt in the present day. Truly, the capacity for self delusion among humans is rather high.
It seems so strange to me that facts and truths plainly established well over a century ago are still being argued againt in the present day. Truly, the capacity for self delusion among humans is rather high.
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