Immutability is the quality of being unable to change. It is the opposite of “mutability,” which refers something that can be easily changed.
Immutability Quotes in The Origin of Species
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Chapter 10
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It has been asserted over and over again, by writers who believe in the immutability of species, that geology yields no linking forms. This assertion, as we shall see in the next chapter, is certainly erroneous.
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Immutability Term Timeline in The Origin of Species
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Chapter 10
...provided no evidence that intermediate forms even existed, suggesting that this means that species are immutable. While Darwin always acknowledged the imperfections of the geological record, he argued that there were...
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...the issue. Nevertheless, Darwin noted that prominent geologists like Lyell who once believed in the immutability of species had recently come around to ideas more similar to Darwin’s. He ultimately argued...
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Chapter 15
Darwin speculated that the reason why so many naturalists believed in the immutability of species was that it was hard to imagine the individual steps. He compared his...
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