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Frequently asked questions on matters Darwinian.

Monkey facepalm

If humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

A simple answer, and a more detailed answer…

Published 11-Feb-2017
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq
Left Power!

Was Darwin left-handed?

There are a lot of people on the internet who claim Charles Darwin was left-handed…

Published 31-Mar-2014
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq, myths
Lisa the vegetarian

Was Darwin a vegetarian?

Er, no he wasn’t…

Published 12-Mar-2013
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq, vegetarianism
Chicken and egg

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Thanks to Charles Darwin, we now have an answer to this hoary old chestnut…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq
Homeopathy: there's nothing in it

Was Darwin a believer in homeopathy?

As always, don’t believe a word homeopaths tell you…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq, homeopathy, myths
Earth and sun

Doesn’t Evolution break the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

It would be in big trouble if it did…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: evolution, faq, myths, thermodynamics
Darwin's eye

Didn't Darwin admit that the eye was too complex to have evolved?

Don’t believe the quote-miners…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: evolution, eyes, faq, myths

Didn’t Darwin recant his theory of evolution on his deathbed, and embrace Christianity?

A lie that refuses to die…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq, lady hope, myths, religion
An orangutan theorising

Isn't Evolution Only a Theory?

Less of the ‘only’, if you don't mind…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq

Isn't Darwin's Theory of Evolution totally at odds with the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis?

(Spoiler alert: Yes it is.)

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: faq
Down House

Is Charles Darwin's house open to the public?

Yes, it is…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: down house, faq
Darwin and Wallace
A rare photograph of Darwin (R) with Wallace (L).

Did my ancestor know Charles Darwin?

Over the years, I have received a number of Darwin-related queries from amateur genealogists…

Published 17-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles, FAQ Tags: charles darwin, faq, genealogy

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