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“But I own that I cannot see as plainly as others do, and I should wish to do, evidence of design and beneficence on all sides of us. There seems to me too much misery in the world. I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created that a cat should play with mice.”

Quote by Charles Darwin

Book:Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution

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Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution

This book brings together selected excerpts and thoughts from Charles Darwin, the renowned scientist credited with the theory of evolution by natural selection. It offers readers a glimpse into Darwin's intellectual journey and his profound impact on the understanding of life's diversity and development. more

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Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

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Book:An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ; [with] A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh ; [and] An Abstract of a Treatise of Human Nature

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Source: Essays and Treatises on several subjects, etc. New edition

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Book:On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Source: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

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