Our soul is entirely independent of the body, and, therefore, that it is not subject to dying with it; And since we do not see other causes that destroy it, we will naturally lean to judge that it is immortal.
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The quote emphasizes the belief that the soul exists independently from the physical body, suggesting that while the body may perish, the soul continues to exist beyond death. This perspective leads to the conclusion that the soul is not only separate but also inherently immortal, reinforcing the idea of an everlasting essence that transcends mortal life.

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And when, on the other hand, we see individuals who, even taken from the natural state, perfectly tamed, having lived a lot of time and health For unknown causes, which stops working, it should not surprise us that this device, when it works in captivity, do it irregularly and produce some somewhat different offspring of their parents.
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And when, on the other hand, we see individuals who, even taken from the natural state, perfectly tamed, having lived a lot of time and health For unknown causes, which stops working, it should not surprise us that this device, when it works in captivity, do it irregularly and produce some somewhat different offspring of their parents.
This opinion of the relationship of the species of one region with those of another does not differ much from the proposed by Mr. Wallace, which concludes that «every species has begun to exist coinciding in space and time with another pre -existing species very related »
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This opinion of the relationship of the species of one region with those of another does not differ much from the proposed by Mr. Wallace, which concludes that «every species has begun to exist coinciding in space and time with another pre -existing species very related »
The same happens in some dimorphic plants, as I have observed it. Certainly, at first, it seems a very remarkable fact that the same female butterfly has the power to produce at the same time three different female forms and a male, and that a hermaphrodite plant produces through the seeds of the same fruit three different forms different hermaphrodites that carry three different classes of females and three - or up to six - different classes of males. However, these cases are only exaggerations of the common fact that the female produces offspring of both sexes, which sometimes differ from each other in a portentous way.
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The same happens in some dimorphic plants, as I have observed it. Certainly, at first, it seems a very remarkable fact that the same female butterfly has the power to produce at the same time three different female forms and a male, and that a hermaphrodite plant produces through the seeds of the same fruit three different forms different hermaphrodites that carry three different classes of females and three - or up to six - different classes of males. However, these cases are only exaggerations of the common fact that the female produces offspring of both sexes, which sometimes differ from each other in a portentous way.
In semi-civilized countries, of little free communication, the dissemination of a new sub-rage would be a very slow process. As soon as the characteristic features are known, the principle, as I have called it, of the unconscious selection will always tend -perhaps more in a period than in another, depending on whether the race is more or less fashionable; Perhaps more in one region than in another, according to the state of civilization of the inhabitants- to slowly increase the characteristic features of the race, whatever these are.
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In semi-civilized countries, of little free communication, the dissemination of a new sub-rage would be a very slow process. As soon as the characteristic features are known, the principle, as I have called it, of the unconscious selection will always tend -perhaps more in a period than in another, depending on whether the race is more or less fashionable; Perhaps more in one region than in another, according to the state of civilization of the inhabitants- to slowly increase the characteristic features of the race, whatever these are.
Who admits the doctrine of separate creation for each species, will have to admit that for the oceanic islands a sufficient number of well -adapted plants and animals was not created, since the man involuntarily populated them much more completely and perfectly that did so Nature.
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Who admits the doctrine of separate creation for each species, will have to admit that for the oceanic islands a sufficient number of well -adapted plants and animals was not created, since the man involuntarily populated them much more completely and perfectly that did so Nature.
It is known that the English Pointer has changed a lot in the last century, and in this case the change has been made, as it is believed, by crossing with Foxhound; But what interests us is that the change has been made unconscious and gradually, and yet it is so positive that, although the old Spanish pointer surely came from Spain, Mr. Borrow, as he informed me, has not seen any indigenous dog In Spain
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