Henry Lipson: "Buku Darwin, On the Origin of Species, diterbitkan pada...

"Buku Darwin, On the Origin of Species, diterbitkan pada tahun 1859. Mungkin buku yang paling berpengaruh yang pernah diterbitkan, karena dibaca oleh ilmuwan dan non-ilmuwan, dan menimbulkan kontroversi kekerasan. Orang-orang beragama tidak menyukainya karena tampaknya tidak sesuai dengan Tuhan; para ilmuwan menyukainya karena tampaknya memecahkan masalah paling penting di alam semesta - keberadaan materi hidup. Faktanya, evolusi menjadi agama ilmiah; hampir semua ilmuwan telah menerimanya dan banyak yang siap untuk 'membengkokkan' pengamatan mereka agar sesuai dengannya."

--- Henry Lipson

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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 it was read by scientist and non- scientist alike, and it aroused violent controversy. Religious people disliked it because it appeared to dispense with God; scientists liked it because it seemed to solve the most important problem in the universe-the existence of living matter. In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it and many are prepared to 'bend' their observations to fit in with it.