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Considering the infinitudes of astronomy, and those other infinitudes of geology, it is not unreasonable to claim an antiquity for Primeval Man compared with which all the years of authentic history are a span.
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Sumner argues for the ancient origins of humanity by comparing it to the vast timescales of astronomy and geology.
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