We Know More Than We

The Process Of Philosophic And Scientific Enlightenment Has Shaken The Stability Of Beliefs Held Explicitly As Articles Of Faith.

The Amount Of Knowledge Which We Can Justify From Evidence Directly Available To Us Can Never Be Large. The Overwhelming Proportion Of Our Factual Beliefs Continue Therefore To Be Held At Second Hand Through Trusting Others, And In The Great Majority Of Cases Our Trust Is Placed In The Authority Of Comparatively Few People Of Widely Acknowledged Standing.

Personal Participation Is The Universal Principle Of Knowing.

Theories Of Evolution Must Provide For The Creative Acts Which Brought Such Theories Into Existence.

And The Actual Achievements Of Biology Are Explanations In Terms Of Mechanisms Founded On Physics And Chemistry, Which Is Not The Same Thing As Explanations In Terms Of Physics And Chemistry.