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Chapter One Of Jerry Coyne's Why Evolution Is True
Why Evolution Is True
Evolution has been widely talked about for many years. There have been times where people were against it because of their religious beliefs. There have been times where people were against it because it didn’t make sense. There were times where people were against it because everyone else was against it. However, aside from all of the times people were against it, there were times where people were for it and believed in it. People have gone through great lengths to prove that evolution is true.
Evolution was thought of as a theory until Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace went out to prove it as anything but just a theory. Chapter one of Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution is True talks about what evolution is. Evolution is

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