Excerpt from Prejudices It used to be conventional and proper to bring up children in the belief that the great difference between humans and the so-called lower animals was that the humans had souls and that the other animals had not, but now adays many parents do not seem to care to as sume the responsibility for this distinction, and it is not because they believe we haven't souls (what a convenient word it but because they are inclined to suspect that'the kindly beasts 'who love the children and, are beloved by them, ...
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Excerpt from Prejudices It used to be conventional and proper to bring up children in the belief that the great difference between humans and the so-called lower animals was that the humans had souls and that the other animals had not, but now adays many parents do not seem to care to as sume the responsibility for this distinction, and it is not because they believe we haven't souls (what a convenient word it but because they are inclined to suspect that'the kindly beasts 'who love the children and, are beloved by them, who enjoy such intimate companion ship with them, have. However Ahis may be, it certainly is a pleasanter, a more ennobling theory; one that tends to reduce human vani to extend sympathy, to increase the world's happiness, and to promote a more specific and comprehensive interest in the mysterious and beautiful ways of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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