Owen was an outspoken critic of whose theory of evolution?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilei
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Richard Owen was a British biologist and paleontologist who was an outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Owen believed that the natural world was designed by a creator and that species were fixed and unchanging. He argued that Darwin's theory was not supported by the evidence and that it was unscientific. Owen's criticisms of Darwin's theory helped to delay its acceptance by the scientific community.
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