Why was the book “The Origin of Species” so important?

Why was the book “The Origin of Species” so important?

Have you heard of Charles Darwin? He was an English naturalist who wrote the book “Origin of the Species” in 1859. This book created history, as it attempted to explain the evolution of every species as a process of natural selection. According to Darwin, there is a constant survival for struggle in nature. Only the fittest of each species would survive and reproduce. The weak would die out. His conclusion was that ‘every species adapted over millions of years to survive in an ever changing environment’.

Darwin based his theory on the observations he made during a long voyage that he undertook on board a naval survey ship. His theory raised a storm of controversy as it traced the evolution of humans to an ape-like ancestor who exited millions of years ago. This seemed to deny that man was created by God, as is preached in the Bible. Nevertheless Darwin’s theory gradually gained acceptance, and remains an all time classic to this day.