ABSTRACT
There are several minor objections to Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection. Darwin himself sees to the full the difficulties that these four objections raise, and with his usual candour he admits their power, but it cannot be said with the possible exception of the electric fish, that he satisfactorily accounts for, or disposes of any one of them. Of course if Darwin really means that there is an accommodating power in nature, that enables every living organism to meet the exigencies of the particular circumstances and environment in which it finds itself. To understand fully the nature of the difficulty and its significance, one of Darwin’s primary laws must be borne in mind and one which he reiterates over and over again as of great importance. Darwin says he cannot see any purpose of all the display and colouring of the males, if it is not for the purpose of attracting the females.
