"Why, Homes, how absurdly simple. I shoulda thought of that myself."
i would agree with you. i belive they both had the same theory.
Lamarck Posited the concept of acquired characteristics being heritable and the organisms " need " to adapt physiological parts, such as giraffes " needing " longer necks. Needless to say both of these main concepts of Lamarck's were wrong. Darwin posited the theory of evolution by natural selection that saw selected variations of organisms evolving over time by their progeny inheriting favorable characteristics. Darwin had the evidence that Lamarck did not and his theory, with modifications, is still the best explanation of evolution and the origin of species extant.
Lamarck's theory cannot be true since characteristics of an organism are determined by its DNA and also over time how this is expressed through the epigenetic code. This theory is wrong.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution states that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce within their environment. Over time, this process leads to the gradual change and divergence of species.
The mechanisms for evolution. Lamark had a concept called acquired characteristics, an organism " needed " to evolve and any development of the organism, say developed muscles, could be passed on to progeny. Darwin's theory showed all organisms as variants and those with the best adaptions to their environment were reproductively successful and passed these traits on to progeny and over time the population evolved.
Charles Darwin was a naturalist and the author of On the Origin of Species. Darwin believed that species evolved though random mutation, with mutations that caused a beneficial change being more successful than those that caused maladaptive or no change. He called this process "natural selection."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a naturalist who believed that creatures could change during their own lifetime, acquiring characteristics in response to changes in the environment, which they could then pass on to their offspring.For example, we know that giraffes have long necks. Lamarck would say that giraffes with shorter necks would stretch high to reach leaves in the tops of trees. This would stretch their necks. Their offspring would then be born with longer necks. Darwin said that short-necked giraffes would have competition with other grazing animals, so giraffes with even a slightly longer neck would be able to eat leaves that antelope and other grazers couldn't reach. These giraffes would be more likely to be well fed and reproduce, and pass their longer necks along to their offspring.We now know that, with some limitations, Darwins theory is corect.
Well, some people say that he got married to Emma Wedgewood (who was his own cousin) in Edinburgh near his university.
This being a subjective concept I would say natural moral law :)
Although we may not be able to say who first defined evolution as the means by which new species arise, we do know that early pioneers of evolution theories include Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Lamarck. Charles Darwin (1809-1892) was not the first to study evolution, but he was the first to recognise the role of natural selection in evolution. He defined the process by which evolution occurs as being natural selection, in his Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
In theory yes, but many politicians would say not!
This being a subjective concept I would say natural moral law :)
It would help if you could say something about the context in which this question has arisen and also name one theory that you think it applies to.