Darwin delayed publishing The Origin of Species for 18 years because
A) he was uncertain of his own hypotheses.
B) he was ill and unable to finish the work in a timely fashion.
C) he believed the theory would require a massive amount of supporting evidence before being taken seriously.
D) on the basis of his own religious views, Darwin's father asked him not to publish it.

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Darwin was aware of the controversy that his theories would generate, and therefore he spent many years gathering evidence to support his theory. In the interim period, he published other works, notably The Voyage of the Beagle, but held off publishing The Origin of Species until he had amassed a significant body of evidence to support his claims.

Darwin Delayed Publishing the Origin of Species for 18 Years