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The belief, held by spermists, that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal..
It is tempting to dismiss spermism as a quaint curiosity in the history of ideas, on a par, say, with believing that the Earth is flat.
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Spermism means The belief, held by spermists, that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal..
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It is tempting to dismiss spermism as a quaint curiosity in the history of ideas, on a par, say, with believing that the Earth is flat.
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