Today's American Minute — Louis Pasteur "There is something in the depths of our souls which tells us that the world may be more than a mere combination of events"
Louis Pasteur, microbiologist: "There is something in the depths of our souls which tells us that the world may be more than a mere combination of events" - American Minute with Bill Federer
Being one of the first European scientists to reject the evolutionary theory of spontaneous generation, Louis Pasteur insisted that life only arises from life, stating:
"Microscopic beings must come into the world from parents similar to themselves ... There is something in the depths of our souls which tells us that the world may be more than a mere combination of events."