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Darwin: Why not? The
world is very old. I
think that
over time,
inanimate mat-
ter could have jig-
gled itself together
to form living things.
Friend: You claim that
humans, fish, horses, plants and everything
else came into being by chance, through the
wind and the Sun’s rays. But very few are
convinced. So, do you still insist on this?
Darwin: Yes.
Friend (patiently): And you also propose that
these magnificent liv-
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