What objections were raised against Darwin's
theory of natural selection?
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The main objection against his theory was mammal known as platypus. If you see it you can not identify from which animal it is derived.
There are certain drawbacks in his original theory and the other scientists had certain objections regarding Darwin's theory.The objections to Darwinism are as follows:(i) Darwin could not explain the origin and cause of variations which are generated during evolution.(ii) He emphasised the importance of the fittest organisms. Later, it has been suggested fit and fitter forms can also co-exist.(iii) The principle of inheritance was not present during Darwin. Hence Darwin believed in the theory of 'pangenesis'. This theory explains that the organs give rise to a certain structure which moves to gonads for development.