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He readily shows that such mere variations as may be directly referred to physical conditions ( like the depauperation of plants in a sterile soil , or their dwarfing as they approach an Alpine summit , the thicker fur of an animal from far northward , etc. ) , and also those individual differences which we everywhere recognize but do not pretend to account for , are not separable by any assignable line from more strongly-marked varieties ; likewise that there is no clear demarkation between the latter and sub-species , or varieties of the highest grade ( distinguished from species not by any known inconstancy , but by the supposed lower importance of their characteristics ) ; nor between these and recognized species . As for the reason Jesus was put to death , Cox locates the proximate cause not in humanity ’ s sinfulness ; nor in Jewish outrage over Jesus ’ claims to be the Son of God and the Way , the Truth , and the Life ; nor in the jealousy of religious leaders threatened by Jesus ’ miracles ( which Cox suggests were the fruit of positive thinking on the part of those who “ feel ” healed after touching Jesus ) ; nor in his teachings ( which Cox insists were uncontroversial among the Jews ) . It was not an act against ' occupiers ' ( i.e. US / UK and other coalition forces ) ; nor against ' collaborators ' with ' the occupiers ' ; nor against other ' infidels and Zionists ' . Marxism , in his view , should be taken seriously : not for its propositions about class struggle ( which were sometimes true but never news ) ; nor for its promise of the inevitable collapse of capitalism and a proletarian-led transition to socialism ( which failed entirely as prediction ) ; but because Marxism delivered a unique — and truly original — blend of promethean Romantic illusion and uncompromising historical determinism . Not because they were better or more prolifically armed ( they were , in truth , inferior in most respects ) - nor that they were any braver - but because they were superbly led ( especially by comparison ) at all levels of command .