William Jennings Bryan: "Keberatan pertama terhadap Darwinisme adalah...

"Keberatan pertama terhadap Darwinisme adalah bahwa itu hanya dugaan dan tidak pernah lebih dari itu. Ini disebut "hipotesis," tetapi kata "hipotesis," meskipun meluap-luap, bermartabat dan terdengar tinggi, hanyalah sinonim ilmiah untuk kata kuno "tebak." Jika Darwin mengajukan pandangannya sebagai dugaan, mereka tidak akan bertahan selama satu tahun, tetapi mereka telah melayang selama setengah abad, didukung oleh kata "hipotesis." Ketika dipahami bahwa "hipotesis" berarti "tebak," orang akan memeriksanya lebih hati-hati sebelum menerimanya."

--- William Jennings Bryan

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

The first objection to Darwinism is that it is only a guess and was never anything more. It is called a "hypothesis," but the word "hypothesis," though euphonious, dignified and high-sounding, is merely a scientific synonym for the old-fashioned word "guess." If Darwin had advanced his views as a guess they would not have survived for a year, but they have floated for half a century, buoyed up by the inflated word "hypothesis." When it is understood that "hypothesis" means "guess," people will inspect it more carefully before accepting it.