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That it is a random process when natural selection is involved, that the process is directed and plans for future evolutionary changes, that the process is always very slow, that the process reaches a plateau and goes no further and, finally, that man is somehow not subject to evolutionary processes, at least his mind is not so subjected.
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Why is evolutionary theory controversial?
It isn't, really. Evolutionary theory is accepted by anybody with sufficient education and sufficiently small biases as the best and only scientific explanation for the diversity of modern life. This includes some 99% of all publishing scientists, and a large segment of the general public. The theory is only regarded as controversial by a small but vocal minority of religious fundamentalists who seek to impose their religious beliefs on science and education.
What are the different Evolutionary Theories?
Some of the main evolutionary theories include Darwin's theory of natural selection, which proposes that species evolve over time through the process of adapting to their environment; the theory of genetic drift, which suggests that random changes in gene frequencies can lead to evolution; and the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which posits that evolution occurs in short bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stasis.
What are the advantages of the evolutionary model?
In the context of biology, the advantage of evolutionary theory is that it explains the patterns we find in the diversity of life. Being able to explain these patterns also allows us to predict future patterns with some confidence, which in turn may be useful in such fields as agriculture, public health, medicine.
What are the leadership theories?
Some common leadership theories include trait theory, which suggests that certain innate qualities make someone a good leader; behavioral theory, which focuses on the actions and behaviors of effective leaders; contingency theory, which proposes that the effectiveness of a leader is contingent on various situational factors; and transformational theory, which emphasizes inspiring and motivating followers to achieve common goals.
How was eugenics linked to the theory of evolution?
Eugenics is an attempt to directly influence the coarse of human evolution by artificially selecting the pool of breeding partners and the resultant offspring. In effect, the methods are little different from those used in the breeding of cattle. One can model the outcome of such an experiment by applying evolutionary theory, genetics, to the parameters of the experiment. Other than that, there's no real linkage between eugenics and evolutionary theory.
What is evolutionary racial hierarchy?
its basicly the theory that some races are superior to others because they evolved in a tougher environment or other evolutionary factors.
Who propounded evolutionary atavism theory?
The evolutionary atavism theory was proposed by Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso in the late 19th century. Lombroso believed that some individuals exhibited criminal behavior due to the presence of primitive traits inherited from their evolutionary ancestors.
Which behaviors would some evolutionary psychologists offer as proof of their theory?
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Are there any studies on evolutionary theory?
As the theory of evolution by natural selection is the bedrock of biology one would think that somebody somewhere is doing studies on some aspect of evolutionary theory. Google Lenski and citrate eating Escherichia coli. Also Google the scientific journal, Evolution.
Is Darwin's theory same as recapitulation theory?
No. Recapitulation theory is the partly discarded notion that the developmental stages of an organism following its conception accurately reflect its evolutionary history. But while the embryological development of organisms does conform to the nested hierarchies of life and can be used confirm hypotheses about the evolutionary history of life, the statement that it is an exact image of that evolutionary past was discarded some time ago.
What is racial hierarchy?
its basicly the theory that some races are superior to others because they evolved in a tougher environment or other evolutionary factors.
What religions does not approve the theory of evolution?
Basically fundamentalist non-denomenational christain churches. Also most Islamic churches and some Hindu believers have trouble accepting evolutionary theory.
What behaviors would some evolutionary psychologists offer as proof of their theory?
Evolutionary psychologists may point to behaviors such as mate selection, parental investment, and aggression as evidence of their theory. They argue that these behaviors have evolved over time because they provided survival and reproductive advantages to our ancestors. By studying how these behaviors are expressed across different cultures and societies, evolutionary psychologists seek to understand the underlying evolutionary principles driving human behavior.
Why is evolutionary theory controversial?
It isn't, really. Evolutionary theory is accepted by anybody with sufficient education and sufficiently small biases as the best and only scientific explanation for the diversity of modern life. This includes some 99% of all publishing scientists, and a large segment of the general public. The theory is only regarded as controversial by a small but vocal minority of religious fundamentalists who seek to impose their religious beliefs on science and education.
Examples of biochemical evidence of evolution?
Physiological similarities suggest the species evolved from the same ancestor.
What some key contributions that Richard Dawkins made in the field of evolutionary biology?
Some key contributions made to the field of evolutionary biology by Richard Dawkins include the popularization of the gene-centered theory of evolution and the term meme. He has written many books on the subject.
What are some common misunderstandings about evolutionary theory?
Evolutionary theory is commonly misunderstood to not just explain the diversity of life, but also the origin of life or even the origin of the planet Earth and the universe. But the model does not apply to those things: evolutionary theory is an answer to one question, and one question only: taking as a premise that life exists, how did the diversity of life that we observe in both biology and palaeontology come about?Evolutionary theory is commonly misrepresented as saying that evolution is purely random. It does not. It explains evolution in deterministic terms: cause and effect.Evolutionary theory is commonly misrepresented as being "just a theory". While evolutionary theory *is* a theory, it is no more "just a theory" than relativity theory is "just a theory". The term "scientific theory" is best defined as a well-substantiated, comprehensive explanatory model. Unfortunately, confusion is entirely understandable, as even within the natural sciences, the word 'theory' is often used in various contexts to mean various different things, or even misappropriated.Evolutionary theory is commonly misrepresented as saying that "just the fit should survive". This is wrong in two distinct ways:- Evolutionary theory, like every theory in the natural sciences, doesn't do "should" or "shouldn't". It only tries to explain what *is*.- The catchphrase "survival of the fittest" is an unfortunate misrepresentation of the principle of natural selection. Natural selection doesn't say that just the fittest survive. In stead, it describes the differential reproductive success of some variants over others. In other words, it describes how some variants tend to have a higher average number of offspring.A common creationist misconception is that the Second Law of Thermodynamics prohibits things getting more complex. The law is usually misrepresented as demanding that "everything runs down." But if this were true, not just evolution would be impossible, but also the growth of an adult human from a fertilized egg cell.The simplest counter to the creationist argument that "thermodynamics precludes evolution" is to observe that the second law does *not* prohibit a temporary, localized reversal of entropy. In the case of life on Earth, the laws of gravity and chemistry, combined with the energy provided by the sun, provide the engine that drives a localized, temporary (on cosmic scales) reversal of entropy.
