Post by mcantu on Mar 21, 2016 3:59:02 GMT
1) Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
Understanding the concept and theory of evolution is an important thing to understand as it can help people understand. The concept of evolution as understood by the most basic concepts can be said to give a greater knowledge as to how and why humans act a certain way or display certain behaviors. The reasoning behind how and why can be found in the set of genes they receive are given from their parents. In the text “The DNA of Consciousness” by Professor Andrea Diem-Lane gives a prime example of how a person, Shaun, receives certain characteristics of his parents. By using DNA and the science behind the different combinations that are given to the fetus can explain why some people have depression, or are prone to certain illnesses such as allergies. Professor Lane explains the three concepts of sexual selection, genetic mutation, and natural selection gives way for certain parts of the DNA strands to have more dominance than others.
2) Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
Evolutionary Theory is seen to have come from Darwin’s concept and idea of natural selection. This is said to be, in very basic terms, where one species is more suited to survive in an situation than another species. One of the biggest issues with this theory is not how the people who survive certain events have done so, but rather how did the situation arise. For example, the black plague was said to be brought into Europe from rats that were bitten from fleas carrying the disease. But where did this disease come from. Is it a piece of the environment being brought from one area to another, and if so why was the area so different from Europe that it created an illness that turned into a major epidemic. Evolutionary theory can prove many theories and bring a lot of knowledge to light but it is really hard to say where certain things started, even if they evolved throughout the times with the world.
References:
Diem-Lane, A. (2014). The DNA of Consciousness. MSAC Philosophy Group