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But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy.
But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy.
Approximate author period: c. 1845 AD · industrial
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- Charles Darwin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1845 AD · industrial
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