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The Cambrian Evidence That Darwin Failed to Comprehend

Darwin based his evolution allegation entirely on the mecha-
nism of "natural selection." The importance he placed on this mech-
anism was evident in the name of his book: The Origin of Species, By
Means of Natural Selection…

Natural selection holds that those living things that are
stronger and more suited to the natural conditions of their habitats
will survive in the struggle for life. For example, in a deer herd un-
der the threat of attack by wild animals, those that can run faster will
survive. Therefore, the deer herd will be comprised of faster and
stronger individuals. However, unquestionably, this mechanism
will not cause deer to evolve and transform themselves into anoth-
er living species, for instance, horses.
Therefore, the mechanism of natural selection has no evolu-
tionary power. Darwin was also aware of this fact and had to state
this in his book The Origin of Species:
Natural selection can do nothing until favourable individual differ-
ences or variations occur. 193

Lamarck's Impact
So, how could these "favorable variations" occur? Darwin tried
to answer this question from the standpoint of the primitive under-
standing of science at that time. According to the French biologist
Chevalier de Lamarck (1744-1829), who lived before Darwin, living
creatures passed on the traits they acquired during their lifetime to
the next generation. He asserted that these traits, which accumulat-
ed from one generation to another, caused new species to be formed.
For instance, he claimed that giraffes evolved from antelopes; as
they struggled to eat the leaves of high trees, their necks were ex-
tended from generation to generation.
Darwin also gave similar examples. In his book The Origin of

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