Word: guess
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hear. But last Friday evening he seemed essentially an expert juggler of fallacies. His reasoning was hollow. However eloquently it was presented, its convincing power wears off the more one thinks of it. His three main accusations against the Theory of Evolution were that it was silly, a mere guess, and a menace towards the Christian Religion...
...second place, Evolution is no mere guess. Great masses of convincing evidence surround us on every hand. Living animals, prehistoric fossils, such findings as the Java Ape-Man, and the development of domestic animals, etc., show that Darwin's genius was not misdirected. Also, instances are known where we can see Evolution plainly going on, where we can see certain species of wild animals actually changing under our very eyes. Few scientific theories present as over-whelming an array of supporting evidence as Evolution...
...prospectors discovered platinum in the Transvaal and organized the Transvaal Platinum, Ltd. to exploit their discovery. Capital was raised, ore was extracted and tested. A first-class mine was developed, although how permanently profitable it may prove is anyone's guess at present...
...Present. They examine a recent law or statute, guess what the lawmakers meant or would have meant if they had thought of the question in dispute. This is the oracle of Interpretation...
There is, in Manhattan, a softspoken, smoothly tailored little man, with the warmest of hearts, the mildest of blue eyes, the suavest of manners, the nicest of English accents, and the attitude toward life-so far as you would guess to hear him purring of Señor Zuloaga's portraits or the latest...