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It's important to note that Darwin and Wallace didn´t "discover" evolution, which was already known at the time. Lamarck presented his ideas half a century befo
by jaimebuelta 10y ago
It's important to note that Darwin and Wallace didn´t "discover" evolution, which was already known at the time. Lamarck presented his ideas half a century before Darwin.
They came with an explanation on what was the cause for it (natural selection). The theory has been improved and consolidated with the understanding of genetics since then...
- mannykannot 10y agoDarwin's own grandfather, Erasmus Darwin (a member of Birmingham's Lunar Society) was a believer in evolution, and even compared it to domestication and hybridization, an analogy that helped Charles develop his theory. Ironically, Charles originally believed in the fixity of species.