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30/06/1860 Famous discussion about evolution takes place

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Huxley-Wilberforce Debate

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Huxley-Wilberforce Debate

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What is Evolution?

The main protagonists were biologist Thomas Huxley and Christian priest Samuel Wilberforce. Wilberforce asked Huxley whether it was through his grandfather or his grandmother that he claimed his descent from a monkey. Huxley replied that he would not be ashamed to have a monkey for his ancestor, but he would be ashamed to be connected with a man who used his great gifts to obscure the truth.
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