Post by Brittany Roberts on Mar 23, 2016 1:11:52 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
Darwin's theory of evolution holds true that all life is related and has evolved from a common ancestor. "That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival." This is known as natural selection or "survival of the fittest." If you can understand the mechanisms behind this theory, you can understand why humans behave the way that they do. Humans have natural behaviors that they inherited however they also have learned behaviors that were nurtured from either other humans or the environment. Either way, it is these behaviors that aid in humans evolving and becoming a stronger species over the years in the process of natural selection.
www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com/#sthash.Onh7jvZ3.dpuf"
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
Much like the long debated question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, the same can be said for humans. If it takes a sperm and an egg to join together to create a human, how was the first created? Furthermore, was it a male or a female that came first? And even further back than humans, if life cannot be created spontaneously, how did it begin? Where did it originate, or from what?
Darwin's theory of evolution holds true that all life is related and has evolved from a common ancestor. "That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival." This is known as natural selection or "survival of the fittest." If you can understand the mechanisms behind this theory, you can understand why humans behave the way that they do. Humans have natural behaviors that they inherited however they also have learned behaviors that were nurtured from either other humans or the environment. Either way, it is these behaviors that aid in humans evolving and becoming a stronger species over the years in the process of natural selection.
www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com/#sthash.Onh7jvZ3.dpuf"
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
Much like the long debated question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, the same can be said for humans. If it takes a sperm and an egg to join together to create a human, how was the first created? Furthermore, was it a male or a female that came first? And even further back than humans, if life cannot be created spontaneously, how did it begin? Where did it originate, or from what?