Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker at first claimed himself the victor in this event, rather than its most notable participant.
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]