Post by nechiverri on Mar 21, 2016 5:35:51 GMT
1) Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
The theory of evolution is important because it explains how human behavior changed over time to fit human needs. The theory of evolution embodies the concept that we, as life forms, evolve to become a better species. When looking at the human species throughout history, we have seen that we have evolved and changed drastically, from homo habilis to homo sapiens. There have been civilizations that have died off and others that have evolved to last. The theory of evolution tells us how we as species evolved from single celled organisms to very complex multicellular organisms that have since further developed. We developed physically in order to survive the changing environmental conditions. It can also describe us mentally, as we seem to be evolving and becoming more liberal from just thirty to forty years ago. Society has evolved itself, due to the curiosity instilled in the human mind. Everything around us involves evolution, from us as species to just how people change throughout their lifetime; it is all encompassing theory. Thus, understanding evolution is very important even if you don’t believe in the theory because individually you have to “evolve” into an adult and change as a person. It is crucial that evolution is understood from a micro standpoint to a macro standpoint.
2) Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
When reading and studying the evolutionary theory, there were many questions that I was thinking about that did not make sense to me yet. First, where did all the fossils of the transformation periods gone? If we really evolved shouldn’t we have the fossils to show the evolution of how we got to be where we are? It is nice saying that we evolved from a sea creature, to some sort of land mammal, then to what we are now... but where is the fossils and proof of this happening? Is it in the subtleties of animal fossils that these evolutionary maps lie? It seems odd that we do not have them. Also, if we are just creatures and then is there really no meaning to our life? What are we really living for? What good is it to be a kind and generous person when we are simply animals? To speculate upon my own question, do feelings of empathy and generosity set us apart from primitive ancestors and today’s animals? I think the belief that we have something to live for and that there is truly a meaning to our life sets us apart from animals.
The theory of evolution is important because it explains how human behavior changed over time to fit human needs. The theory of evolution embodies the concept that we, as life forms, evolve to become a better species. When looking at the human species throughout history, we have seen that we have evolved and changed drastically, from homo habilis to homo sapiens. There have been civilizations that have died off and others that have evolved to last. The theory of evolution tells us how we as species evolved from single celled organisms to very complex multicellular organisms that have since further developed. We developed physically in order to survive the changing environmental conditions. It can also describe us mentally, as we seem to be evolving and becoming more liberal from just thirty to forty years ago. Society has evolved itself, due to the curiosity instilled in the human mind. Everything around us involves evolution, from us as species to just how people change throughout their lifetime; it is all encompassing theory. Thus, understanding evolution is very important even if you don’t believe in the theory because individually you have to “evolve” into an adult and change as a person. It is crucial that evolution is understood from a micro standpoint to a macro standpoint.
2) Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
When reading and studying the evolutionary theory, there were many questions that I was thinking about that did not make sense to me yet. First, where did all the fossils of the transformation periods gone? If we really evolved shouldn’t we have the fossils to show the evolution of how we got to be where we are? It is nice saying that we evolved from a sea creature, to some sort of land mammal, then to what we are now... but where is the fossils and proof of this happening? Is it in the subtleties of animal fossils that these evolutionary maps lie? It seems odd that we do not have them. Also, if we are just creatures and then is there really no meaning to our life? What are we really living for? What good is it to be a kind and generous person when we are simply animals? To speculate upon my own question, do feelings of empathy and generosity set us apart from primitive ancestors and today’s animals? I think the belief that we have something to live for and that there is truly a meaning to our life sets us apart from animals.
