Charles Darwin

"It is, after all, a natural selection."

- Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin was the host of the first Season 2 ERB News video. He gave information about Season 2 of ERB. He was voiced by Nice Peter.

Information on the host
Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. He was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. Darwin's exposure to specimens all over the globe raised important questions. Other naturalists believed that all species either came into being at the start of the world, or were created over the course of natural history. In either case, the species were believed to remain much the same throughout time. Darwin, however, noticed similarities among species all over the globe, along with variations based on specific locations, leading him to believe that they had gradually evolved from common ancestors. He came to believe that species survived through a process called "natural selection," where species that successfully adapted to meet the changing requirements of their natural habitat thrived, while those that failed to evolve and reproduce died off.

In 1858, after years of further scientific investigation, Darwin publically introduced his revolutionary theory of evolution in a letter read at a meeting of the Linnean Society. Initially his work thought differently from Christianity, resulting Darwin being disgraced by the Church.

Following a lifetime of devout research, Charles Darwin died at his family home in London, on April 19, 1882, and was buried at Westminster Abbey. During the next century, DNA studies revealed evidence of his theory of evolution, although controversy surrounding its conflict with the religious view that all of nature was born of God still abounds today.

Trivia

 * Charles Darwin, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Adam Smith are the only ERB News hosts who have yet to appear in a rap battle.