Introduction: On the Philosophy & Metaphysics of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution
For thousands of years many philosophers had argued that life must have been created by a supernatural being / creator / God due to the incredible complexity of Nature (in particular, we humans and our minds). Thus it is remarkable that Charles Darwin (and others) were able to explain our existence by means of Evolution from Natural Selection - which is very obvious once understood.
Below you will find a brief summary of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and some interesting quotes from Darwin on Evolution, Natural Selection, Science, Humanity, God and Religion.
When thinking about evolution, it is important to take a further step and ask, 'What is evolving?' As this website explains, there is a simple and obvious explanation of what exists and thus how we can understand the metaphysical foundations of Evolution. See Evolution-Metaphysics webpage.
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Although I am fully convinced of the truth of the views given in this volume I by no means expect to convince experienced naturalists whose minds are stocked with a multitude of facts all viewed, during a long course of years, from a point of view directly opposite to mine. But I look with confidence to the future to young and rising naturalists, who will be able to view both sides of the question with impartiality. (Charles Darwin)
Lamarck's theory about acquired characteristics was not true since not all species's characteristics would be passed on to their offspring. Darwins's theory on evolution by natural section was true since he had observation to back it up. He noticed that species with adaptive traits that survive an environment, could pass on those traits to their offspring.
He believed in neither, he thought that a species would continue not in its own form, rather a form that experienced evolution
He has been called the " Charles Darwin " of the 20th century, but his greatest interest was in abiogenesis and that rather from a dialectal materialistic perspective.
Darwin didn't have a catchphrase for this, as far as I am aware. A famous catchphrase for natural selection that was coined by Herbert Spencer and used by Charles Darwin is "survival of the fittest". Unfortunately this catchphrase does a rather poor job of portraying the principle of differential reproductive success.
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Please understand that EVOLUTION is not a true theory.Every SINGLE assumption and rule that evolution has put forward has been proved wrong ,not only by paleontological evidence ,but also by evidence from all divisions of science. JUST think of it this way: A changes to z very slowly through time .ok.But then,A has to pass through all 25 letters to get to Z.This means that WE SHOULD FIND More fossils of these INTERMEDIATE species rather than the complete organisms that have @evolved@.But in fact none exists. Evolution is just a rumor that has been proven wrong but has been dragged out unnecessarily to the 21st century.
Lamarck thought that evolution could be effected by changes in the body, rather that strictly by the survival (or rather the death) of offsprings.
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It's Lamarck. Not really ... he got a lot of things right, but he thought that traits were acquired from the environment - rather than that the environment selected for "random" traits that "just showed up". Remember, genes and mutations were unknown concepts in those days.
Darwin is the capital City of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Northern Territory is actually a territory rather than a state.
I would rather get sick
This quote suggests that the ability to adapt to change is crucial for survival, more so than strength or intelligence. It highlights the importance of being flexible and adaptable in evolving circumstances to thrive and endure in various situations.
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It has been argued from the earliest publication of Darwin's theory of evolution that since the bible describes the creation of species as an instantaneous process, performed by God, rather than an evolutionary process resulting from natural selection, Darwin's theory is religiously unacceptable.
All of the colleges in Tennessee will accept someone with a GED.
"I will accept whatever weather we get that day, whetherI like it or not, but I would rather be able to pick my own weather".
Quite. It treats the two as if they are rather discernable objects, but correct.
* Many students of anthropology are inclined to believe Darwin's theory of evolution rather than the Biblical stories of creation.