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_005197721	O'Brien, John A. (John Anthony), 1893-1980.	Belief in God and in evolution : the harmony of religion and science	1930		.txt	text/plain	9582	310	53	With the panorama of these historical controver- Belief in God and in Evolution 13 sies before our eyes, with religion yielding ground in every instance where the issue was one involving a fact of natural science, it seems obvious that one should no longer attempt to make the Bible serve as a textbook of science, or as a quick and ready means of deciding the truth or error of a scientific theory or fact. Not only the impartial observer, however, who bases his ver- dict on the qualifications and authority of witnesses to testify concerning facts within their own domain, but the great overwhelming majority of persons who take the time and patience to examine for themselves 22 Belief in God and in Evolution the converging lines of evidence from the many fields of science, especially from paleontology, comparative anatomy and embryology will scarcely find room for disagreement with the scientist in affirming that evo- lution is about as well established as most of the other laws or principles of natural science.	cache/_005197721.txt	txt/_005197721.txt