At first some objection was raised to the principle of 'natural selection' in physical science upon religious grounds; it was to be expected that so active an idea and so large a shifting of thought would seem to imperil much which men valued.
Bagehot addresses initial religious objections to the principle of natural selection in science, highlighting the tension between science and belief.
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