“reason”. Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection caused conflict between traditional views because it offered a new explanation other than “God” as to why we are here today. Three main challenges Darwin’s theory of Natural selection faces concerning traditional views is the challenge to biblical literalism, nobility of human kind, and God’s determination and reasoning; Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection is not compatible with the belief in a supreme being. To initiate, Darwin’s theory…
The Essentialism Perspective on Promiscuity and the Societal Repercussions Throughout western history, there has been one main belief that has prevailed regarding men and women’s sexuality: that sexual motivation is influenced by the physiological differences between the sexes and accounts for their variances in behavior. This essentialism approach to sexuality, developed with the advancement of evolutionary psychology, which states that all living things maintain a fixed biological, physiological…
Brave New World made humans lose that evolutionary quality, because the average person in the novel’s society has no qualms with frequent, promiscuous intercourse. Also, males are hormonally expected to be competitive over partners; Darwin’s theory of sexual selection “depends...on a struggle between the individuals of one sex, generally the males, for…