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On June 30, 1860, the famous debate on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was held at the Oxford University Museum. An excerpt from the article:
"On 30 June 1860, the Museum hosted a clash of ideologies that has become known as the Great Debate.
Even before the collections were fully installed, or the architectural decorations completed, the British Association for the Advancement of Science held its 30th annual meeting to mark the opening of the building, then known as the University Museum. It was at this event that Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, and Thomas Huxley, a biologist from London, went head-to-head in a debate about one of the most controversial ideas of the 19th century – Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
Darwin's On the Origin of Species had been published the previous November, so the ideas it contained were fresh. The lecture and discussion on the subject took place in what was then the Radcliffe Library, on the first floor of the Museum. Although no-one accurately recorded what was said in front of the noisy crowd of almost 500 people, the story that has emerged is of a sharp intellectual volley between Wilberforce and Huxley."
"On 30 June 1860, the Museum hosted a clash of ideologies that has become known as the Great Debate.
Even before the collections were fully installed, or the architectural decorations completed, the British Association for the Advancement of Science held its 30th annual meeting to mark the opening of the building, then known as the University Museum. It was at this event that Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, and Thomas Huxley, a biologist from London, went head-to-head in a debate about one of the most controversial ideas of the 19th century – Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
Darwin's On the Origin of Species had been published the previous November, so the ideas it contained were fresh. The lecture and discussion on the subject took place in what was then the Radcliffe Library, on the first floor of the Museum. Although no-one accurately recorded what was said in front of the noisy crowd of almost 500 people, the story that has emerged is of a sharp intellectual volley between Wilberforce and Huxley."
The Great Debate
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Evolution is an important concept but we have significant learning on the intermediate fossils and timelines of development of 'where we came from'.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
The theory of evolution by natural selection is an established fact, and there is no issue with "intermediate" fossils or timelines. Religion and the Bible are not incompatible, many Christian sects and their members accept the fact of evolution, such as Dobzhansky, an American, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, and a genetics expert.
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LTC John Shaw
Capt Gregory Prickett Not trying to cause a Scopes trial with my intermediate fossils comment. I agree that Evolution and natural selection are the current scientific theories. I hope science will continue to improve as no one has been able to do the first part of what Darwin's theory requires. What is the Origin of Life, that is what starts the creation of life from lifeless organic compounds? Darwin's natural selection does not attempt to resolve this obvious problem. Darwin just assumes life somehow comes into existence. https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/scopes-trial?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-history
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public
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Capt Gregory Prickett
LTC John Shaw - My response was also meant for "Grumpy Cat" Kermon, not just for you, and I agree that we don't know how life started on earth. We do know that it is possible for life to form from non-life, but we don't know how it happened on this planet. My position is that we don't replace "I don't know" with "god did it" unless there is actual evidence to that effect.
I'll also point out that it is a misnomer to call evolution "Darwin's theory" or "Darwinism." Yes, he started it, but a lot of what he thought was wrong, and science has gone far past his original hypothesis. Darwin also did not opine on the origin of life, just what happened once life existed.
Berkley has good information on evolution at https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php
I'll also point out that it is a misnomer to call evolution "Darwin's theory" or "Darwinism." Yes, he started it, but a lot of what he thought was wrong, and science has gone far past his original hypothesis. Darwin also did not opine on the origin of life, just what happened once life existed.
Berkley has good information on evolution at https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php
Misconceptions about evolution
Unfortunately, many people have persistent misconceptions about evolution. Some are simple misunderstandingsideas that develop in the course of learning about evolution, possibly from school experiences and/or the media. Other misconceptions may stem from purposeful attempts to misrepresent evolution and undermine the public's understanding of this topic.
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