
Dr. Jim Reads Darwin's Origin of Species, Chapter 13 : "Geographic Dispersion (Continued)" At page 196 Darwin did a little experiment where he took just under 7 ounces of mud from a pond and and watch it for 6 months. He was able to grow "537" plants. "I do not believe botanists are aware how charged the mud of ponds are with seeds" he wrote. Darwin Chapter 14, "Rudimentary Organs", Part 1 and Part 2 "[A]ll true classification [is] genealogical; and that community of descent is the hidden bond which naturalists have been unconsciously seeking ." ((Darwin, Illustrated Origin of Species, p. 206) Darwin's final Chapter 15, " Conclusion " The power of repetition: "If we hear something false presented often enough, are we more likely to believe it? There is good evidence that we are (Begg, Anas, & Farinacci, 1992; Hasher, Goldstein, & Toppino, 1977), whether these things are presented as facts or opinions ...