150th Anniversary of the Origin of Species

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The 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s "Origin of Species" is marked by the release of a special abridged edition featuring a 50-page introduction by Ray Comfort, aimed at presenting alternatives to evolution and promoting Intelligent Design. This edition will be distributed at major universities on the 24th of this month. Although Comfort's name is not prominently displayed on the cover, the edition is significantly shorter than other anniversary versions, raising questions about potential alterations to the original text. The discussion highlights concerns regarding the integrity of the original work and the motivations behind the abridged edition.

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As some of you may be aware, the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species is later this month, the 24th to be precise. In one week from today, a special abridged edition of the book, with a 50 page introduction written by Ray Comfort will be given away at top universities around the country.

The goal of the introduction is to provide the alternatives to evolution justified scientifically by presenting both sides of the argument. This introduction wants to provide the ‘opposing, and correct view’ of Intelligent Design by presenting a clear gospel message while attacking Darwin’s character.

They say that the original version of the text is unaltered, and that Ray Comfort’s name will be on the cover to indicate that he is the author is the edition, but his name isn’t there, and the book is considerably shorter than the other 150th anniversary editions (granted the dimensions of this book on amazon.com are slightly bigger, but the other 150th edition is almost twice as long).

Does anyone know if the book has been altered? Thoughts?

http://www.livingwaters.com/index.php?id=383&option=com_content&task=view"

http://assets.livingwaters.com/pdf/OriginofSpecies.pdf"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0882709194/?tag=pfamazon01-20
No mention of Ray Comfort and very mixed reviews, as you might expect.
 
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I don't know if it has been altered, however there were 6-7 editions of Origin of The Species with extra material added so the page numbering doesn't necessarily add-up.
ps. the original is completely unreadable anyway.
 
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Humor?

http://promo.aaas.org/images/Marketing/2009-fall-gift/darwin/darwin_landing3.html

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mgb_phys said:
Too many to show here http://shop.cafepress.ca/evolution

Too bad you can't wear any of that without upsetting a bunch of people. But it seems like those shirts are meant to incite a discussion/argument.
 
No they are meant to ridicule idiots - much more satisfying
 

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