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* Barrett, Paul H. ''Darwin on Man'' 1974:276

* Barrett, Paul H. ''Darwin on Man'' 1974:276

* ''American Scientist'' May 1977:323

* ''American Scientist'' May 1977:323

</ref> Charles Darwin’s casual mentioning of a ‘creator’ in earlier editions of The Origin of Species appears to have been a merely a ploy to downplay the implications of his [[materialism|materialistic]] theory.<ref>[http://creation.com/charles-darwins-real-message-have-you-missed-it Charles Darwin's real message. Have you missed it?]</ref>  

</ref> Charles Darwin’s casual mentioning of a ‘creator’ in earlier editions of The Origin of Species appears to have been a merely a ploy to downplay the implications of his [[materialism|materialistic]] theory.<ref>[http://creation.com/charles-darwins-real-message-have-you-missed-it Charles Darwin's real message. Have you missed it?]</ref> Darwin attempted to explain the origin of the various kinds of plants and animals via the process of ''[[natural selection]]'' or "survival of the fittest".

 

Charles Darwin borrowed the idea of evolution by natural selection from others without giving them sufficient credit.<ref>Russell Grigg, [http://creation.com/charles-darwins-illegitimate-brainchild Darwin’s Illegitimate Brainchild: If You Thought Darwin’s Origin Was Original, Think Again!]</ref><ref>http://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j16_3/j16_3_58-63.pdf</ref> Russell Grigg of [[Creation Ministries International]] wrote: " One of the leading modern evolutionists to claim that Darwin ‘borrowed’ (some would say ‘plagiarized’) the works of others was the late Loren Eiseley, who was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and the History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania before his death. Eiseley spent decades tracing the origins of the ideas attributed to Darwin. In a 1979 book, he claimed that ‘the leading tenets of Darwin’s work—the struggle for existence, variation, natural selection and sexual selection—are all fully expressed in [Edward] Blyth’s paper of 1835’."<ref>[http://creation.com/charles-darwins-illegitimate-brainchild  Darwin’s illegitimate brainchild If you thought Darwin’s Origin was original, think again!] by Russell Grigg</ref> Edward Blythe was a creationist.<ref>[http://creation.com/charles-darwins-illegitimate-brainchild  Darwin’s illegitimate brainchild If you thought Darwin’s Origin was original, think again!] by Russell Grigg</ref> Darwinism attempted to explain the origin of the various kinds of plants and animals via the process of ''[[natural selection]]'' or "survival of the fittest".

The basic principle behind natural selection is that in the struggle for life some organisms in a given population will be better suited to their particular environment and thus have a reproductive advantage which increases the representation of their particular traits over time. Many years before Charles Darwin, there were several other individuals who published articles on the topic of natural selection.<ref>Russell Grigg, [http://creation.com/charles-darwins-illegitimate-brainchild Darwin’s Illegitimate Brainchild: If You Thought Darwin’s Origin Was Original, Think Again!]</ref> [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]] was a naturalist who supported the theory of evolution. [[Lamarckism|Lamarck's theory of evolution]] asserted that evolution occurs because organisms are able to inherit traits acquired by their ancestors which is an idea rejected by the current scientific community.<ref>[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=13567 MedicineNet.com, Definition of Lamarkism]</ref>

The basic principle behind natural selection is that in the struggle for life some organisms in a given population will be better suited to their particular environment and thus have a reproductive advantage which increases the representation of their particular traits over time. Many years before Charles Darwin, there were several other individuals who published articles on the topic of natural selection.<ref>Russell Grigg, [http://creation.com/charles-darwins-illegitimate-brainchild Darwin’s Illegitimate Brainchild: If You Thought Darwin’s Origin Was Original, Think Again!]</ref> [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]] was a naturalist who supported the theory of evolution. [[Lamarckism|Lamarck's theory of evolution]] asserted that evolution occurs because organisms are able to inherit traits acquired by their ancestors which is an idea rejected by the current scientific community.<ref>[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=13567 MedicineNet.com, Definition of Lamarkism]</ref>