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The universe is not "a mere clockwork mechanical wonder swinging in a vast vacuum," but is a system that, in the course of time, comes to life.

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If the truth is what one is seeking, one cannot reject it because someone else has recognized it or spoken it.

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A cell of a higher organism contains a thousand different substances, arranged in a complex system. This great organized system was not discovered by chemical or physical methods; they are inadequate to its refinement and delicacy and complexity.

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The universe did not become sterile with the first production of life. It is continuously creative now as in the past.

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Herbert Spencer Jennings

Herbert Spencer Jennings
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Born: April 8, 1868
Died: April 14, 1947 (aged 79)
Bio: Herbert Spencer Jennings was a zoologist, geneticist, and eugenicist. His research helped demonstrate the link between physical and chemical stimulation and automatic responses in lower orders of animals.

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