Project Gutenberg 2008-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 265 Bowen, Francis 1811 1890 A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' Produced by Bryan Ness, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'" is a scientific critique written in the mid-19th century. This work critically examines the theories put forth in "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation,” addressing the origins of life and the universe through a lens of skepticism towards speculative science. It delves into philosophical debates regarding creation, natural laws, and the interplay between science and religion. The opening of this publication sets the tone by introducing the ambitious yet controversial ideas of the original work it critiques. It describes the author of "Vestiges" as a creative yet audacious thinker, tackling the story of creation from the nebulous beginnings of the universe to the evolution of various life forms. The text highlights the significant departure from theological narratives, while also critiquing the scientific plausibility of the theories presented, emphasizing the necessity of examining the inherent assumptions and implications behind such grand and speculative ideas about life's origins and development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution (Biology) Creation Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871. Vestiges of the natural history of creation QH Text Biology Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 167106 2025-06-10T08:55:04.400442 text/html 164651 2008-02-19T08:49:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 59846 2008-02-19T08:49:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163495 2025-06-10T08:55:11.638433 application/epub+zip 165772 2025-06-10T08:55:08.300415 application/epub+zip 118319 2025-06-10T08:55:06.930435 application/epub+zip 390109 2025-06-10T08:55:14.094411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376888 2025-06-10T08:55:10.763425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217505 2022-09-11T11:10:43.223810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155896 2025-06-10T08:55:04.041454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155700 2008-02-19T08:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57346 2008-02-19T08:49:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155724 2008-02-19T08:49:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57298 2008-02-19T08:49:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21019 2025-06-10T08:55:14.245385 application/rdf+xml 24744 2025-06-10T08:55:07.499435 image/jpeg 4564 2025-06-10T08:55:07.223413 image/jpeg 162160 2025-06-10T08:55:04.418428 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia