“And there hasn't been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].”

—  Ben Stein

the life of Darwin Youtube: Ben Stein on Glenn Beck's show about Intelligent Design, Ben Stein on Glenn Beck's show about Intelligent Design, 13 November 2007, 2008-04-18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbdMbSLfb4,

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