Question

The questions below refer to the 1858 publications by Darwin and Wallace that first announced their theory of evolution by natural selection.

Darwin states, "Multiform[i.e. Various]difficulties will occur to every one,with respect to this theory." List two potential difficulties that might have troubled Darwin’s contemporaries.

Answer 1

Answer:

The two potential difficulties that might have troubled Darwin’s contemporaries are:

1. Lack of transitional forms

2. Shortage of time for the varying forms to evolve.

Explanation:

Two conceivable difficulties that might have given Darwin’s contemporaries some tough work is the timeline given for evolution. This is due to the proposed age of the earth at the time of this study and the confounded numbers of individuals going through evolution.

This results from Darwin highlighting these difficulties in his essay.