看纪录片笔记 现代世界的博物馆【BBC：生命博物馆EP01】(2)

"Owen and Darwin spent year at loggerheads with opposing variations on evolutionary theory."
 "When Darwin published The Origin of Species, Owen called it an abuse of science."
"Darwin wrote a letter to his friend saying, 'It is painful to be hated in the intense degree with which Owen hates me,' Some years later, Owen lobbied against the extension of Kew Gardens. This prompted Darwin to write'I used to be ashamed of hating him so much. But now I will carefully cherish my hatred and contempt to the last of my days.'"
                
                
To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, it was decided that Darwin would take the pride of place and Owen would have to move aside.
Moving the two giants of natural history was a feat in itself.
But like the men in life, it seems that statues are destined to take turns in the limelight and remain at a safe distance from each other.
For the time being, at least, Darwin has the best seat in the house.
Owen is relegated to a dark corner on an upper floor.
It seems somehow symbolic, the man who conceived the building as a temple to God's creatures has given way to a champion of a godless evolution.