Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker at first claimed himself the victor in this event, rather than its most notable participant. A participant in this argument asked whether, "if a lante
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker at first claimed himself the victor in this event, rather than its most notable participant. A participant in this argument asked whether, "if a lantern were offered to [him], [he] should refuse it because it shed an imperfect light." A lady, identified as Lady Brewster, fainted in shock after that participant made the statement that he would be "ashamed to be connected with a man who used great gifts to obscure the truth" in response to a question about whether it was "from [his] grandfather's or grandmother's side that [he] claim[ed] descent from apes." For 10 points, name this 1860 debate between "Soapy Sam" and "Darwin's Bulldog" over a theory of natural selection.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker at first claimed himself the victor in this event, rather than its most notable participant.
Wilberforce-Huxley debate [or Huxley-Wilberforce debate; or 1860 Oxford debate on evolution; prompt on answers mentioning only one of Wilberforce or Huxley; prompt on answers indicating a debate over evolution]