To other Darwinians — except Darwin — Natural Selection seemed a dogma to be put in the place of the Athanasian creed; it was a form of religious hope; a promise of ultimate perfection.

对其他达尔文主义者——除了达尔文——来说，自然选择似乎是一个教条，用来取代亚他那修斯的信条；这是一种宗教希望；最终完美的承诺。