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CHAPTER VI
"The Law of Substance" A combination of two other "Laws," viz.—The indestructibility of Matter, and the Conservation of Energy—But there is also Dissipation of Energy—Consequences inferred from this as to the Duration of the Universe 20-28 CHAPTER VII
{x} "The Seven Enigmas" The "Law of Continuity"—Alleged breaches—Seven evolutionary stages deduced to be scientifically unexplained, or even inexplicable 29-34 CHAPTER VIII
Matter and Motion Constitution and Properties of Matter inconsistent with Haeckel's evolutionary system—Also the Laws of Motion—Radium and its revelations 35-44 CHAPTER IX
The Problem of Life Evolution here considered as a process—In its larger sense, postulates spontaneous generation—which,
however, Science disallows—Protoplasm and Crystallization 45-66 CHAPTER X
Animal and Man Origin of simple sensation and consciousness even less explicable than that of life—Gulf between man and the lower animals—Language exclusively human—The significance of Free-will can be impugned only by the absurdity of denying its existence 67-85 CHAPTER XI
The Order of Nature The order of the Cosmos requires a Cause—No cause known to us can produce such a result except Intelligence—Hence we infer Purpose or Design and are led to Theism—Scientific evidence as to this,
"the Grand Question" 86-109 CHAPTER XII
Purpose and Chance What "Chance" means—It is the sole alternative to Purpose or Design—Arguments against Purposive Creation—The Existence of Pain—The Mysteries of Generation 110-125 CHAPTER XIII
{xi} Monism The Monistic Philosophy—Its utter lack of a scientific basis—Contradicted by the ideas of morality and truth—Not really adopted by Monists themselves 126-139 CHAPTER XIV
Organic Evolution "Evolution" now to be considered in its most restricted signification—Organic Evolution, or "Transformism,"
not identical with Darwinism—The nature of the questions before us 140-148 CHAPTER XV
Darwinism Though no essential part of our enquiry, Darwinism must be studied on account of importance ascribed to it—Baseless claims on its behalf—True character of the system—Natural Selection and its mode of action—Phenomena which seem to favour Darwinism—Difficulties on the other side—Limits of Variation—Specific stability—Adverse probabilities—Natural selection can produce nothing—Transitional developments useless or harmful—Artistic ornaments unexplained—Flaws in argument—Organic progress—Rudimentary Organs—Embryology—Scientific opinion as to Darwinism 149-203 CHAPTER XVI
The Facts of Evolution Palæontology furnishes the only sound basis for argument—The nature of the evidence required—The history of Life as known to us is inconsistent with evolutionary theories—Haeckel's "ante-periods"—Conclusion to which facts point 204-238 CHAPTER XVII