Stephen E. Jones

Creation/Evolution Quotes: History #2: Darwin's dishonesty

[Quotes] [History, #1, #3, #4, #5]

Note: These are allegations only. I believe that Darwin was dishonest and lied to help get his theory accepted, but I cannot prove it. All I can do is present the evidence that, in its cumulative weight, persuaded me, so that readers can make up their own minds.

History #2: Darwin's dishonesty

1. Darwin is inseparable from the modern theory of evolution
2. Darwin's dishonesty
• Darwin's strategy was dishonest
• Darwin failed to acknowledge his sources (i.e. plagiarism)
• Edward Blyth
3. Darwin's lies (1)
• Darwin told lies for evolution in the same sense that Darwinists claim creationists "tell lies for God"
• Darwin lied about "being on board H.M.S. Beagle, as naturalist"
• Darwin deliberately misled readers of his Origin of Species about "life ... having been originally breathed by the Creator"
• Darwin lied about his originality
4. Darwin's lies (2)
• Darwin lied about his evidence
• Darwin mislead his readers about the Galapagos finches
5. Darwin's lies (3)
• Darwin lied about his theory
• claiming he "worked on true Baconian principles ... without any theory"
• claiming his reading of Malthus was the inspiration of his theory