Charles Darwin: The Origin Of Species

... Caitlin Holford Page 1 6/15/2009 Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species The following essay will cover how Charles Darwin had to write his book in a way as to not offend the beliefs of people at the time. In Britain, in 1859 there were 750 000 (Richard, J. no date. "Looking at History: Roman Catholicism 1800-1850) people who believed in creationism so this made it much more difficult for Darwin to transfer his theory without severe repercussions. These repercussions were usually letters of criticism from the public and his peers, however there were some violent acts against him because he was questioning their most profound belief. There were 3 groups of biologists who were the main critics of Darwin's the Origin of Species, these being the Lamarkians, the Vitalists, and the early Mendelians. "The Lamarkians and the Vitalists rejected the idea of natural selection as too materialistic and as giving insufficient weight

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