Post by Shubo Chen on Jul 10, 2016 19:27:59 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
From the video “Evolution Explained in four Minutes,” it mentions “VISITED” as 7 properties of evolution. There is variation, inheritance, selection, including, time, equals, design. Understanding the theory of evolution means understanding “where we come from”, and “where we are going to.” For example, inheritance tells about what we have in gene, the next generation of mine will also have, so we can prevent some inheritance disease. Angelina Jolie did a breast cancer prevention by using inheritance property. From the video “The Magic of Evolution,” it says “By hiding mistakes you create a ‘miracle’.” It means evolution hides the part we do not want to show. From the book “Darwin 101,”it says “As subversive of natural, and inferentially of revealed, religion.” (2) Although I know that human being have all the properties of evolution, I cannot make a conclusion about where we come from, whether we are made by God, or the “evolution.” However, as technology improves, we will discover more about evolution, and maybe we will find out a result someday.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
The first thing evolutionary cannot answer is “entirety” of human mind. As the book “Evolutionary Limits” mentions, “He did this while he still defended that natural selection was operative even if it cannot explain the ‘entirety’ of the human mind” (1). The second thing cannot be explained is “soul.” “Wallace argues that the mind and soul of man cannot be the product of blind, natural forces” (11). People have questions about where we come from. Some people think we come from natural selection, for example Darwin. Some people think human beings are made by God, a more miracle way. Even though evidence shows human being have signs of evolution, but there are still some things that cannot be explained by evolution. Just like Wallace mentioned, why human’ brain is developed so entirely, why human have soul which natural cannot be product of natural force. Maybe these things cannot be answered right now, but live a meaningful life is more important.
From the video “Evolution Explained in four Minutes,” it mentions “VISITED” as 7 properties of evolution. There is variation, inheritance, selection, including, time, equals, design. Understanding the theory of evolution means understanding “where we come from”, and “where we are going to.” For example, inheritance tells about what we have in gene, the next generation of mine will also have, so we can prevent some inheritance disease. Angelina Jolie did a breast cancer prevention by using inheritance property. From the video “The Magic of Evolution,” it says “By hiding mistakes you create a ‘miracle’.” It means evolution hides the part we do not want to show. From the book “Darwin 101,”it says “As subversive of natural, and inferentially of revealed, religion.” (2) Although I know that human being have all the properties of evolution, I cannot make a conclusion about where we come from, whether we are made by God, or the “evolution.” However, as technology improves, we will discover more about evolution, and maybe we will find out a result someday.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
The first thing evolutionary cannot answer is “entirety” of human mind. As the book “Evolutionary Limits” mentions, “He did this while he still defended that natural selection was operative even if it cannot explain the ‘entirety’ of the human mind” (1). The second thing cannot be explained is “soul.” “Wallace argues that the mind and soul of man cannot be the product of blind, natural forces” (11). People have questions about where we come from. Some people think we come from natural selection, for example Darwin. Some people think human beings are made by God, a more miracle way. Even though evidence shows human being have signs of evolution, but there are still some things that cannot be explained by evolution. Just like Wallace mentioned, why human’ brain is developed so entirely, why human have soul which natural cannot be product of natural force. Maybe these things cannot be answered right now, but live a meaningful life is more important.
