Happy birthday, Charles Darwin

In honor of Charles Darwin's birthday (February 12, 1809), here are just a few of the many humorous quotes at The Imminent Demise of Evolution: The Longest-Running Falsehood in Creationism:

1904

"Today, at the dawn of the new century, nothing is more certain than that Darwinism has lost its prestige among men of science. It has seen its day and will soon be reckoned a thing of the past."

— Eberhard Dennert, At the Deathbed of Darwinism (1904), cited by Ronald L. Numbers, Creationism In Twentieth-Century America: A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903–1961 (New York & London, Garland Publishing, 1995)

1963

"In spite of the tremendous pressure that exists in the scientific world on the side of evolutionary propaganda, there are increasing signs of discontent and skepticism."

— Henry Morris, The Twilight of Evolution (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1963), p. 84

2001

"Intellectual honesty will soon force many scientists to abandon Darwin's theory of the evolution of species in exchange for intelligent design or outright Biblical creation."

— Gregory J. Brewer, "The Imminent Death of Darwinism and the Rise of Intelligent Design," Impact 341 (2001), p. i

Here's a prediction: on the 250th anniversary of Darwin's birth (that would be February 12, 2059), creationists will still be predicting the imminent demise of Darwinism.