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Anthroposophie muß nun zu dem hinzufügen, daß wirklich seit der Mitte der atlantischen Epoche die Erde in einem absteigenden Entwickelungsprozeß ist. Aber zur Erde müssen wir rechnen alles dasjenige, was der Erde angehört, die Pflanzen, die Tiere und vor allen Dingen den physischen Menschen. Der physische Mensch gehört zur Erde. Und indem die Erde in einem absteigenden Prozeß ihrer Entwickelung ist, ist auch der physische Menschenleib durchaus in einem absteigenden Entwickelungsprozeß. Anders ausgedrückt, esoterischer ausgedrückt, bedeutet das folgendes: Seit der Mitte der atlantischen Zeit ist eigentlich alles dasjenige fertig, was sich zuerst veranlagt hat in dem Wärmeleib des Saturn. Der menschliche physische Leib war in der Mitte der atlantischen Zeit fertig. 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