Quote#Wisdom
Today we know not only that there is a terrible amount of disorder in…
Quote byJoseph McCabe · 1867–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Story of Religious Controversy (1929), p. 86..
English (original)
Today we know not only that there is a terrible amount of disorder in the heavens — great catastrophes or conflagrations occur frequently — but evolution gives us a perfectly natural explanation of such order as there is. No distinguished astronomer now traces "the finger of God" in the heavens; and astronomers ought to know best.
— Joseph McCabe
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