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Tonight, a special 2-hour dramatic
presentation. His was the finest mind of
the age, the father of modern biology,
author of the most influential theory in
the history of science. Nature's
selection, natural selection. Have you
the proofs of this? Yes. But in the
summer of 1858, Charles Darwin faced his
darkest hour. Charles, what did you say?
20 years of work and I've I've been
beaten to the post. It's from a man
called Wallace. His theory and my own
are identical. He even employs phrases
that I myself have used in my book. The
the struggle for existence, for example.
For 20 years, he has suppressed his
greatest work. Wary of public reaction,
of scientific scrutiny, of religious
differences with his wife, Emma. I think
I may have found the answer to the
mystery of mysteries. And if I'm right,
then the god that Lyall believes in so
profoundly is dead. And what of the god
that I believe in now in the midst of
personal tragedy? It is scarlet fever.
I'm so desperately worried. But with Eti
so sick and now the baby, I think it may
prove too much for Charles. On the verge
of professional triumph. Millions of
small changes of the same kind over
millions of years. The danger in what
you say is that it undermines the truth
of scripture. It's an axe to the root of
the faith by which men lead their lives
and which sustains our whole society.
Darwin must make a critical decision.
And the world's most controversial
scientific theory hangs in the balance.
I think you must publish. You'd be sorry
to see me an object of hatred. You must
think very carefully. Darwin's Darkest
Hour.
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