Darwin’s Theory of Evolution suggests that all forms of life have a common ancestor. Going by this theory even the plant lives and animals and human beings are all related. Through natural selection the ancestors have evolved, pass through various stages by undergoing genetic mutations. For instance a member of the specie might have gained a functional improvement and developed wings to fly, or four limbs to walk and hence differentiated into birds and animals respectively. Now there are several thousands of cellular systems but all of them were generated from one cell and multiplied with variations. Also survival of the fittest implies that the weak cells die out and strong lived on. When plants and human beings have single origin it is very
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The idea is to highlight the time when racial differences were generated among the species. Also the Adam and eve theory did not have the scientific basis of cells which Darwin added. The work of Desmond and Moore upholds Darwin’s “abhorrence of racial servitude and brutality, his hatred of the slavers... to make the black man another kind sub-human, a beast to be chained (Desmond and Moore, 2009, Preface)”. He pondered upon the ‘roots’ during the anti-slavery movement in Britain. Hence he went on to demonstrate the monkey origin and we find our ancestors as money man type. So he ultimately stressed on the ‘kinship of blood’, ‘common descent’ and ‘Adamic …show more content…
When a black slave is whipped the planter would be made to think that he was whipping himself or some of his ancestors. Thus the bottom line might not be well received in those times and perhaps even today where ethnic differences do exist. Following his theory of common origin, the wars and violence should come to an end across the world. The authors also carefully pick anecdotes to establish how much Darwin was moved to see the impact of slavery. They mention a story where he was emotionally moved to see a female slave being whipped in Argentina and certain similar mistreatments. Thus the book tries to humanize Charles Darwin more by reflecting upon the social norms, conflicts, movements and
The idea is to highlight the time when racial differences were generated among the species. Also the Adam and eve theory did not have the scientific basis of cells which Darwin added. The work of Desmond and Moore upholds Darwin’s “abhorrence of racial servitude and brutality, his hatred of the slavers... to make the black man another kind sub-human, a beast to be chained (Desmond and Moore, 2009, Preface)”. He pondered upon the ‘roots’ during the anti-slavery movement in Britain. Hence he went on to demonstrate the monkey origin and we find our ancestors as money man type. So he ultimately stressed on the ‘kinship of blood’, ‘common descent’ and ‘Adamic …show more content…
When a black slave is whipped the planter would be made to think that he was whipping himself or some of his ancestors. Thus the bottom line might not be well received in those times and perhaps even today where ethnic differences do exist. Following his theory of common origin, the wars and violence should come to an end across the world. The authors also carefully pick anecdotes to establish how much Darwin was moved to see the impact of slavery. They mention a story where he was emotionally moved to see a female slave being whipped in Argentina and certain similar mistreatments. Thus the book tries to humanize Charles Darwin more by reflecting upon the social norms, conflicts, movements and