To put it bluntly but fairly, anyone today who doubts that the variety of life on this planet was produced by a process of evolution is simply ignorant–inexcusably ignorant, in a world where three out of four people have learned to read and write.

Daniel C. Dennett
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Charles Darwin is most known for his "Theory of Evolution". He was a great scientific thinker and has helped shape the way we view life today. He helped us understand the importance of natural selection. The theory states that all living things are related by common ancestry.

Darwin also stated that based on the evidence of fossils, species change over time. This means that new species can form through evolution. Since Darwin's time, our understanding of the world has evolved drastically with the discovery of DNA.

We now know that humans are related to chimps, not monkeys; birds are related to reptiles, not fish; and snakes are related to lizards, not snakes.

Source: Darwins Dangerous Idea: Evolution And The Meanings Of Life

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