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History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

CHAPTER VII
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Origen believes that not even the angels accomplished it.
The confusion of tongues has given rise to many curious speculations among divines as to the primitive speech of man.

Some have thought that the language of Adam consisted altogether of nouns, that they were monosyllables, and that the confusion was occasioned by the introduction of polysyllables.

But these learned men must surely have overlooked the numerous conversations reported in Genesis, such as those between the Almighty and Adam, the serpent and Eve, etc.

In these all the various parts of speech occur.

There was, however, a coincidence of opinion that the primitive language was Hebrew.


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