I know, that is why i mentioned it.
If this happens-The Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, afterwards Dean of Manchester, in the fourth volume of the ‘Horticultural
Transactions,’ 1822, and in his work on the ‘Amaryllidaceae’ (1837, pp. 19, 339), declares that ‘horticultural experiments have established, beyond the possibility of refutation, that botanical species are only a higher and more permanent class of varieties.’ He extends the same view to animals. The Dean believes that single species of each genus were created in an originally highly plastic condition, and that these have produced, chiefly by intercrossing,
Then this happens-The celebrated geologist and naturalist, Von Buch, in his excellent ‘Description physique des Isles Canaries’ (1836, p. 147), clearly expresses his belief that varieties slowly become changed into permanent species, which are no longer capable of intercrossing(sounds like de-evolution)
Then this happens-in the ‘Gardener’s Chronicle,’ on April 7th, 1860. The differences of Mr Matthew’s view from mine are not of much importance; he seems to consider that the world was nearly depopulated at successive periods, and then re-stocked
CONGRATS YOU HAVE JUST EVOLVED OUT OF EXISTANCE
Where did it start?
In 1813, Dr W. C. Wells read before the Royal Society ‘An Account of a White female, part of whose skin resembled that of a Negro’; but his paper was not published until his famous ‘Two Essays upon Dew and Single Vision’ appeared in 1818. In this paper he distinctly recognises the principle of natural selection, and this is the first recognition which has been indicated
Where is the proof Mr Darwin?
But, as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed, why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth? It will be much more convenient to discuss this question in the chapter on the Imperfection of the geological record; and I will here only state that I believe the answer mainly lies in the record being incomparably less perfect than is generally supposed; the imperfection of the record being chiefly due to organic beings not inhabiting profound depths of the sea
Darwins Diary
pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/darwin/diary/1832.html
“I was led by feelings … to the firm conviction of the existence of God, and of the immortality of the soul … [W]hilst standing in the midst of the grandeur of a Brazilian forest, it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, admiration, and devotion which fill and elevate the mind. I well remember by conviction that there is more in man than the mere breath of his body.”
One creature, a predatory wasp, haunts Darwin, and in the future plays into his religious doubts. The wasp stings and paralyzes caterpillars, and then stuffs the still living prey into its nest, for hatching larvae to feed upon. Why, Darwin wonders, would a loving God design such a creature?