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Darwin’s revolutionary work in the field of evolution is on line with the stellar work of Newton in physics, Einstein in mathematics and even Bohr in Chemistry. Darwin’s theory completely challenged the standing mindset of the origins of humans. Like many of the scientists before him he faced a great deal of pressure from religious points of view. He stood by his thoughts and persevered through the hardships. It seems a common theme in scientific revolutions that religions often clash with scientific advancements and often times hinders its progress. Not only did he have to deal with the opposing viewpoints of the time, but he had to deal with many hardships while developing his theories as well. He said, "The misery I endured from sea-sickness is far beyond what I ever guessed at." Most of Darwin’s research was done while sailing from island to island and collecting data on the various species that he encountered.

There are still many people in the world today that disagree with Darwin’s theories of evolution. These people believe in Creationism and many other things that protest evolution. I on the other hand am a supporter of Darwin’s theory of evolution. In my opinion his ideas are more logical than others. The article, “Evolution, progress and natural laws” brought up an interesting point that the advancement to the current theory of evolution was not as simple as Darwin simply stating the theory. I never realized how much of a process the entire ordeal really was. Although Darwin does deserve a tremendous amount of credit for his contributions to the scientific community, his work was in fact based off of the hard work of many before him.