"False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for everyone takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness; and when this is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened."

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About Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. His 1859 book On the Origin of Species became a foundational work in modern biology.

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