Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable.

一旦人类被看作是在进化过程中发展起来的，那么“人类是包含在他的本质中的一种物质”的观点似乎就站不住脚了。

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The evolution of man is slow.

人类的进化很缓慢。

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Wilson becomes more than just a great ant man. He extends the lessons of the ant heap to the panorama of evolution.

威尔逊不仅仅是一位伟大的蚁学家，他从蚁群出发让我们得以一窥进化的全貌。

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Secondly, Pauline Christian theology thoroughly prevents general concepts of macro-evolution occuring before man existed, specifically because such evolution would require death.

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This shared belief in the origins of man - and the universe - is uniting unlikely bedfellows in the anti-evolution cause.

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