It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.

T.H. Huxley

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Ideas Truth Heresy Superstition

Speaker

T.H. Huxley

Source

The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Biologist Scientist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Huxley, Thomas Henry. "The Coming of Age of The Origin of Species." 19 Mar. 1880, Royal Institution, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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Genre
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Time
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Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

John 18:38

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Truth
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Source
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).