Paul Lemoine (1878-1940) was the President of the Geological Society of France, director of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and a chief editor of the 1937 edition of the Encyclopedia Francaise. Paul Lemoine is attributed with the statement:
<The theory of evolution is impossible. At base, in spite of appearances, no one any longer believes in it....Evolution is a kind of dogma which the priests no longer believe, but which they maintain for their people.> 1878PL001
In the Encyclopedie Francaise (French Encyclopedia, circa 1950s), volume 5, Paul Lemoine wrote:
<It results from this explanation that the theory of evolution is not exact...Evolution is a kind of dogma which its own priests no longer believe, but which they uphold for the people. It is necessary to have the courage to state this if only so that men of a future generation may orient their research into a different direction.> 1878PL002
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Endnotes:
1878PL001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Paul Lemoine, statement attributed. Henry M. Morris, Men of Science-men of God (El Cajon, CA: Master Books, Creation Life Publishers, Inc., 1990), p. 84.
1878PL002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Paul Lemoine, in Encyclopedie Francaise (French Encyclopedia, circa 1950s), volume 5.