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Arrests after Charles Darwin grave spray-painted (www.bbc.com)
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Climate protest group Just Stop Oil (JSO) said two activists used chalk paint on the grave of the famous naturalist, who is best known for his theories on evolution.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago

"We've done it on Darwin's grave specifically because he would be turning in that grave because of the sixth mass extinction taking place now."

Ms Lee added: "I believe he would approve because he was a good scientist and he would be following the science, and he would be as upset as us with the government for ignoring the science."

I think that they're wrong about what can make the public more concerned about global warming, but they may have a point about what Darwin would have thought of the modern day.