Darwinian Struggle Against Darwin

Next year will mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, but at least one group of evolutionists won't be celebrating. They're the backers of Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin's less renowned co-discoverer of the theory of evolution, who some say has gotten a short end of the fame stick. With worldwide celebrations planned to celebrate Darwin in 2009, Wallace's backers are fighting for the man they says was the real brains behind the theory of evolution. "Once you change the focus from Darwin to Wallace, you start to realize what a genius Wallace was," said Roy Davies, author of The Darwin Conspiracy: Origins of a Scientific Crime. Some Wallace-ites accuse Darwin of stealing his ideas while others claim outright plagiarism. So how do they propose remedying the situation? Well, changing the name of Darwin, Australia, to Wallace would be a good start.