Theory in example sentence

Joseph Stalin rejected Mendelian genetics (the fundamental laws of heredity) and even Darwin’s theory of evolution in favor of the bogus theories of Trofim Lysenko, the Soviet biologist who believed that human traits were acquired, not inherited.

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I can, however, give you at least a taste of what I regard as the most powerful theory of beauty we yet have.

No, this theory comes from an expert on barnacles and worms and pigeon breeding, and you know who I mean: Charles Darwin.

It is, in theory, the global commons, belonging to us all.

And so, you tell them your theory and they say, "No, no, that's not the way consciousness is! No, you've got it all wrong."

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