Book Description

Darwin Then and Now, the Most Amazing Story in the History of Science 

With over 1,000 referenced quotations from Charles Darwin, scientists, science historians, and philosophers of science, Darwin Then and Now explores what Darwin said compared to the scientific evidence gained over the past 150 years from the fossil record, molecular biology, embryology, and genetics.

About the Author

Written by Dr. Richard William Nelson and published by iUniverse, the book is a journey through what has become the most amazing story in the history of science. It encapsulates who Darwin was, what he said, and what scientists have discovered since the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859. Discover why evolution is now a theory in crisis.

The Book

The book explores Darwin’s driving passion using his own words from The Origin of Species, Autobiography, Voyage of the Beagle, and personal letters. He uncovers the intrigue between Darwin’s private life and early sketching, The Origins of Species.

Selected Darwin’s challenges include Darwin’s “marry—not to marry” struggle that eventually leads to marriage to his first cousin, Emma.

Beginning with Greek philosophers, Darwin Then and Now journeys through the dynamics of the eighteenth century leading to the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859 and the succeeding role of crucial scientists in the emerging evolution revolution.

Setting the Stage

Darwin Then and Now sets the nineteenth-century stage for developing one of the world’s most contentious theories. However, The Origin of Species problems forced Darwin to write extensive revisions in six different editions over twelve years.

As Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity, as a theology graduate from Christ’s College University of Cambridge, Darwin pursued discovering the natural laws of evolution with a passion.

The book presents how the emerging nineteenth-century philosophies influenced Darwin to abandon the Scientific Method eventually. The Book highlights Darwin’s top natural selection contradictions. Darwin conceded that The Origin of Species was just “one long argument from the beginning to the end”—not a scientific treatise.

Just two years before the publication of The Origin of Species, in writing to a friend, Darwin confided –

“I am quite conscious that my speculations run quite beyond the bounds of true science.”

With more than 300 quotations from Darwin alone, Darwin Then and Now is an exposé on Darwin’s “point of view” on evolution.

The book chronicles how the emerging scientific evidence since 1859 continues to demonstrate there are no “successive, slight” changes in the fossil record, embryology, molecular biology, or genetics compatible with the theory of evolution, along with more than 700 quotes from scientists.

Today, a cohesive, scientifically valid mechanism of evolution continues as elusive as Darwin’s infamous drawing – “I Think.”

While easy to read and understand, Darwin Then and Now takes the reader on a provocative journey through the fascinating history of the world’s most contentious and revolutionary theories—the theory of evolution.

 

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    • Click “Preface” to read the book’s Preface.
    • Click “Excerpt” to read an excerpt from Chapter 3 discussing Wallace’s infamous letter to Darwin.

 

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Darwin Then and Now is an educational resource on the intersection of evolution and science and the challenges facing the theory of evolution.

 

 Move On

Explore how to understand twenty-first-century concepts of evolution further using the following links –

    • The Understanding Evolution category showcases how varying historical study approaches to evolution have led to varying conclusions. Subcategories include –
    • The Biography of Charles Darwin category showcases relevant aspects of his life.
    • The Glossary defines terms used in studying the theory of biological evolution.

 

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