A Critical Evaluation of Origin of Species

Darwin was a believer in phyletic gradualism, a modern term for his natural selection and modification of species. He repeatedly brought out cases showing difficulties in continuing to accept notions of special creation, but like all writers trying to cover a vast subject, he left inadvertent evidences of both pros and cons to his own theory in his extensive writing. Fortunately, he summarized his main points at the beginning of each chapter of his book, Origin of Species, and from these we...