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Huxley

Biologist and agnostic, whose evolutionary views are discussed.

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Also known as Thomas Henry Huxley

First appearance: The Suicide of Thought

Huxley shows up with force in The Suicide of Thought. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as preaching a humility content to learn from Nature, contrasted with the new skeptic's doubt.
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In The Suicide of Thought: Mentioned as preaching a humility content to learn from Nature, contrasted with the new skeptic's doubt. Later, in The Paradoxes of Christianity: Cited alongside Bradlaugh as a strong,…

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