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VIII. A FALLACY MADE IN GERMANY 134

IX. THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT 138

X. TOOTH AND CLAW 158

XI. MEN AND TREES 173

XII. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL 193

XIII. HORIZON LINES:

I. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE 203

II. THE LIVING AND NON-LIVING WORLDS 205

III. THE ORGANIZING TENDENCY 207

IV. SCIENCE AND MYSTICISM 211

V. IS THERE DESIGN IN NATURE? 219

VI. OUR IMPARTIAL MOTHER 225

VII. BAFFLING TRUTHS 226

VIII. SENSE CONTRADICTIONS 230

IX. MAN A PART OF NATURE 233

X. THE FITTEST TO SURVIVE 237

XI. THE POWER OF CHOICE 238

XII. ILLUSIONS 239

XIII. IS NATURE SUICIDAL? 242

XIV. THE PERSISTENCE OF ENERGY 245

XIV. SOUNDINGS:

I. THE GREAT MYSTERY 253

II. THE NATURAL ORDER 257

III. LOGIC AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 261

IV. A CHIP FROM THE OLD BLOCK 265

V. A PERSONAL GOD 266

VI. THE ETERNAL 270

VII. AN IMPARTIAL DEITY 275

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