Equating evolution with Charles Darwin ignores 150 years of discoveries, including most of what scientists understand about evolution. Such as: Gregor Mendel's patterns of heredity (which gave Darwin's idea of natural selection a mechanism -- genetics -- by which it could work); the discovery of DNA (which gave genetics a mechanism and lets us see evolutionary lineages); developmental biology (which gives DNA a mechanism); studies documenting evolution in nature (which converted the hypothetical to observable fact); evolution's role in medicine and disease (bringing immediate relevance to the topic); and more.
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See also:
Darwin's Birthday Poll: Fewer Than 4 in 10 Believe in Evolution
'Missing Links' Reveal Truth About Evolution
Humanists Take Lead in Darwin Day Celebration
The Biology of Belief
