[Fester Chugabrew]

Darwin says, "though I thank you for the honor," when under his breath he was probably muttering, "lest I be shot." At any rate, these words indicate Darwin wanted to distance himself from the author. But why would Marx want to dedicate a book, or volume, to Darwin? I happen to think Darwin did not really write what was on his mind, but measured his words so as to avoid a confrontation. Shall we put him on a stand and make him take an oath?

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"But why would Marx want to dedicate a book, or volume, to Darwin? "

He didn't. The story is bogus. It was a different book, by Marx's son-in-law, that Darwin was asked permission to have dedicated to him. The name of the book was *The Student Darwin*. Marx NEVER asked Darwin for permission to dedicated anything to him. Darwin refused to be associated with *The Student Darwin* because it advocated atheism, and he wasn't an atheist.

[VadeRetro]

At any rate, these words indicate Darwin wanted to distance himself from the author.

Who seems not to have been Marx. At any rate, you apparently want a refusal to make implied endorsements of unread works to sound somehow sinister. That's very unreasonable. It's little more than refusing to give others a blank check on your credibility account.

But why would Marx want to dedicate a book, or volume, to Darwin?

How Marx reasoned things is irrelevant to the diversity of life on Earth.