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The peculiar charm of this idea—called preformation—was that it was infinitely recursive.

In France, the theory was called “embodiment”; in England, “preformation” or “preexistence.”

The opposing views of to-day were in existence centuries ago, and they are known in the history of science as the theory of preformation or evolution, and the theory of epigenesis.

We mistake our power of analyzing our inner world, for its preformation, i. e. the genealogist thinks himself both originator and founder.

Weismann is so far right, he admits, from his materialistic premisses when he starts with preformations.