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“[Darwin] gave an answer to the tremendous question that so deeply concerns...What is Man? [He] answered this question to the effect that man is a natural product of the universe;...man is an animal, a vertebrate, a mammal, and a primate....By bringing man into the evolutionary picture, Darwin finally took the last step in our emancipation and finally made our world rational. [Yet] Darwin felt humility and awe that seem to me truly religious. ["Darwin led us into this modern world," 1959, p. 271-272.]”

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George Gaylord Simpson was a renowned paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, known for his extensive research on dinosaurs and ancient reptiles. His work has had a profound impact on modern paleontology and evolutionary theory. more

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