"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Charles Darwin and his predications which have been shown to be correct.
It's for many very good reasons Charles Darwin is called the Father of Modern Biology (Mr. Darwin is also known as the man who killed the idiotic god fantasy.)
Charles Darwin made many predications which we now know were correct. Many of his predications were not accepted for many years. Darwin was way ahead of his time.
Here's a list of some of those predictions. See DARWIN'S PREDICTIONS for the details.
Evolution happens.
Evolution happens through natural selection.
Evolution by natural selection must have a mechanism.
The mechanism—whatever it is—is natural, not supernatural.
Embryology is "the strongest single class of facts in favor of change of forms."
Sexual selection also drives evolution.
All animals, including humans, descend from a common ancestor.
Humans evolved from an ape-like ancestor.
Modern humans arose in Africa.
The Earth is at least several hundred million years old.
Gaps in the fossil record will be filled in with key transitional fossils.
An insect with a foot-long tongue must exist to pollinate this orchid.
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