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What Christian beliefes were challanges by Darwins natural selection?
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Traditional Church (not Christian as Christ did not teach this) belief was that God had created everything in 7 days as described in Genesis and biblical scholars had worked out that this had happened about 4000 years ago.
The advent of Geology as a science and Darwin's theory of natural selection requires an immense amount of time for the species we see around us today to have come into being by small changes to species that existed in the past.
Thus in effect Darwin said that the Earth is far OLDER than the bible says, and that species were NOT created as described in Genesis but that they evolved from life that existed in the past.
This was a direct challenge to Church doctrine and the Church is still trying to recover from it because when people looked at what Darwin had said and tried to disprove his theory they have so fat not been able to do so.
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What was Darwins process of evolution called?
natural selection
What is Darwins principle?
The principle of evolution by means of natural selection.
What process did Darwins book suggest that organisms evolve through?
natural selection
Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection supports the idea of survival of the?
fittest
What of Mendels conclusions is a necessary foundation for Darwins theory of natural selection?
There are alternate versions of a gene.
How did the idea of artificial selection contributed to Darwins ideas on natural selection?
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What was Darwins process of evolution called?
natural selection
What book did he write about natural selection?
Darwins theory of evolution :)
What is Darwins principle?
The principle of evolution by means of natural selection.
Is Darwins agnostic?
No, Charles Darwin was a Christian. He went to a Christian Church all his life.
What is the significance of the fourth step in Darwins theory of natural selection?
Survival of the fittest
What process did Darwins book suggest that organisms evolve through?
natural selection
Which is not of Darwin's theory of natural selection?
which is not part of darwins theory of natural selction
Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection supports the idea of survival of the?
fittest
What well known process was important in developing both mendels and Darwins ideas?
artificial selection
What well-known process was important in developing both Mendel's and Darwins ideas?
artificial selection
What well known process was important in developing both Mendel's and Darwins's ideas?
artificial selection
