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Darwin based his evolution allegation entirely on the mecha-
nism of "natural selection." The importance he placed on this

mechanism 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 mecha-
nism will not cause deer to evolve and transform themselves into
another 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
differences or variations occur. 36

Lamarck's Impact

So, how could these "favorable variations" occur? Darwin
tried to answer this question from the standpoint of the primitive
understanding of science at that time. According to the French bi-
ologist 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 accumulated 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 extended from generation to generation.

Darwin also gave similar examples. In his book The Origin of

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