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title: "2 Theory Evolution Quotes By Henry Lipson"
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> [ To my mind, the theory of \[evolution\] does not stand up at all. If living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of atoms, natural forces, and radiation \[i.e., time, chance, and chemistry\], how has it come into being?… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/to-my-mind-the-theory-of-evolution-does-not-stand-up-at-all-if-living/)

Henry Lipson

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> [I have always been slightly suspicious of the theory of evolution because of its ability to account for any property of living beings (the long neck of the giraffe, for example). I have therefore tried to see whether biological discoveries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/i-have-always-been-slightly-suspicious-of-the-theory-of-evolution/)

Henry Lipson

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## More by Henry Lipson

> [ To my mind, the theory of \[evolution\] does not stand up at all. If living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/to-my-mind-the-theory-of-evolution-does-not-stand-up-at-all-if-living/)

Henry Lipson

> [Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species, was published in 1859. It is perhaps the most influential book that has ever been published, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/darwin-s-book-on-the-origin-of-species-was-published-in-1859-it-is/)

Henry Lipson

> [I have always been slightly suspicious of the theory of evolution because of its ability to account for any property of living beings (the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/i-have-always-been-slightly-suspicious-of-the-theory-of-evolution/)

Henry Lipson

> [In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it and many are prepared to "bend" their observations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-lipson/in-fact-evolution-became-in-a-sense-a-scientific-religion-almost-all/)

Henry Lipson

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