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'''Darwinism''', named for the nineteenth-century English naturalist [[Charles Darwin]], holds that [[natural selection]] in combination with random [[mutation]] is the directive or creative force of [[evolution]]. <ref> [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism]</ref>
'''Darwinism''', named for the nineteenth-century English naturalist [[Charles Darwin]], holds that [[natural selection]] in combination with random [[mutation]] is the directive or creative force of [[evolution]].<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism</ref>
The [[theory of natural selection]] is one of two major evolutionary theories advanced by Darwin, the other being the [[theory of descent with modification]].<ref> [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism]</ref>
The [[theory of natural selection]] is one of two major evolutionary theories advanced by Darwin, the other being the [[theory of descent with modification]].<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism</ref>
A popular documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, aptly described how Adolph Hitler followed Darwin's ideas to their logical conclusion: the wholesale slaughter of millions of people.
A popular documentary, ''[[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]]'', aptly described how Adolf Hitler followed Darwin's ideas to their logical conclusion: the wholesale slaughter of millions of people.
The modern version of the [[theory of evolution]], based on Darwin's original theory, is sometimes called "[[Neo-Darwinism]]".
The modern version of the [[theory of evolution]], based on Darwin's original theory, is sometimes called "[[Neo-Darwinism]]".
== References ==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Theory of evolution]]
*[[Theory of evolution]]
*[[Evolutionism]]
*[[Evolutionism]]
*[[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]]
*[[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]]
[[category:evolution]]
[[category:evolution]]