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Charles Darwin is accused of stealing Theory of Evolution
- sideshowmel 5y agoSounds like this guy is trying to plug his new book using sensationalism. This episode is widely known: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace Stigler's law of eponymy is also relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigler%27s_law_of_eponymy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigler%27s_law_of_eponymy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_examples_of_Stigler%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_examples_of_Stigler%27...
- genjipress 5y agoAlso, the Daily Mail is not exactly the most reputable source for science news. Flagged.
- ashwagary 5y agoA lot of science didnt originate in Europe (calculus, astronomy, much of medicine, etc...) but was credited to Europeans due to the "Doctrine of Christian Discovery", which was basically the right to steal. Wouldn't be surprised if this theory falls under the same category. The first & most likely to observe the patterns in nature wouldnt have lived in Northern Europe in my opinion.