Evolution, which today is regarded as one of the cornerstones in biology, had a rocky start. In order for Darwin to convince his peers that natural selection was the mechanism behind evolution, he blurred the line between man and animals, leaving man as no different than the rest of the animal kingdom. Those who read On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man were familiar with arguments about artificial selection (breeding) that Darwin used to make his point. Once Darwin convinced man that he was an animal, man began to believe that he could control the breeding of humans, and Darwin’s idea began to cut to the heart of everything in sight.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the heart of humans longed for perfection. Since Darwin
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the heart of humans longed for perfection. Since Darwin