Biology Quote by Charles Lapworth

Darwin and his successors taught us how our biosphere evolved, and thereby transformed our conception of humanity's place in nature. In the twenty-first century,…

— Martin Rees

Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique.

— Jared Diamond

“By asking why, by seeking meaning (not in any final sense, but in the immediate sense of use or purpose), Darwin found in his…

— Oliver Sacks

“CONTRARY TO THE COMMON ASSUMPTION , Charles Darwin did not originate the idea of evolution. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the mere…

— Daniel Quinn

I am sure I was an evolutionist in the abstract, or by the quality and complexion of my mind, before I read Darwin, but…

— John Burroughs

Even when Darwin's teaching first made its appearance, it became clear at once that its scientific, materialist core, its teaching concerning the evolution of…

— Trofim Lysenko

The Descent of Darwin: A Handbook of Doubts about Darwinism,

— Errol White

Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories…

— Anonymous

I was brought up to understand Darwin's theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at…

— Jane Goodall

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.

— Phillip E. Johnson

Darwin matters because evolution matters. Evolution matters because science matters. Science matters because it is the preeminent story of our age, an epic saga…

— Michael Shermer

I'm saying that there were many great naturalists before Darwin's time who were very pious people and who knew more about nature than most…

— Greg Graffin