“On the Origin of Species” Turns 150
150 years ago today, Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life“. A monumental book, considered by biologists around the world to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
In the 150 years since its publication, evolutionary theory has expanded and grown in ways that Darwin himself could not have imagined. The discovery of the multitude of transitional forms that match Darwin’s original prediction, and the work of others (the prediction and subsequent discovery of Tiktaalik being perhaps the most notable) helped bolster the theory, and firmly establish it as scientific fact.
Not only that, but all discoveries of biology since Darwin proposed his idea have complemented it perfectly, with DNA confirming common ancestry, and the various evolutionary development experiments that have captured evolution in action[1].
So, happy anniversary to Charles Darwin’s masterpiece! May it inspire many more of the generations to come!
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"Atheism is dead!"
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it isn't dead… is stronger each day.
great step por the humanity!
I just want to remind you guys about Alfred Russel Wallace who worked on the same theory as Charles Darwin & got to the same conclusion that he wrote to Darwin.
Atheism is not dead, our numbers are growing everyday because more people will be educated and start thinking for themselves.
Have you ever studied how idiotic Darwin was? You're basing your entire belief system on a complete failure of a person? Well I guess birds of a feather flock together.
Please enlighten us in the stupidity of Darwin…
And please don't forget to read the introduction on the Origin of Species 150th Anniversary edition. We all had a blast handing them out to the colleges in our area.
With a 50 page introduction containing more lies and misrepresentations than any document I think I've read before. Ray Comfort knows nothing about Evolution, and his introduction simply proved it.