Evolution and Natural Selection 
appear very foolish. We must, however, bear in 
mind that at the time of the publication of the 
Origin of Speczes both natural selection and evolu- 
tion were comparatively unknown ideas. Darwin 
had to fight for both. He had to prove evolution 
as well as natural selection. Many of the facts 
adduced by him supported both. It is, there- 
fore, not altogether surprising that many of 
his opponents failed to distinguish between 
them. 
A glance at the Origen of Species will suffice to 
show how considerable is the portion of the book 
that deals with the evidence in favour of evolution 
rather than of natural selection. 
Of the fourteen chapters which make up the 
book no fewer than nine are devoted to proving 
that evolution has occurred. It has been truly 
said, that for every one fact biologists have found 
in support of the special theory of natural selec- 
tion they have found ten facts supporting the 
doctrine of evolution. Darwin, then, was in the 
position of a skilled barrister who has a plausible 
case and who knows the ins and outs of his brief, 
while his opponents stood in the shoes of inex- 
“‘perienced counsel who had but recently received 
their brief, and who had not had the time to 
master the details thereof. In such circum- 
stances it is not difficult to predict which way the 
verdict of the jury will go. 
Darwin, moreover, had a charming personality. 
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