Darwin

with the idea of racial hygiene. This concept was most likely to be found in the Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden that started instituting compulsory sterilization programme from 1926 (Barnett, 2004). Francis Dalton a cousin of Darwin invented the term eugenics and the theories of human improvement. He launched a movement to improve the human race or at least try and stop its recognizable decline through selective breeding (Wikler, 1999). However, people just know eugenics to…

theological research and the professional development of clergy from a range of Christian denominations. As a former atheist, he regularly engages in debate and dialogue with leading atheists, and is presently researching the iconic role played by Charles Darwin in atheist apologetics. Before you read the article, you may want to read the questions below so you can focus on his arguments against scientism (science can answer all questions) and philosophical naturalism (nature is all that…

Microbiology in itself is such a vital field which contributes and continuously defines the world in which we live in. Charles Darwin once stated “Each living creature must be looked at as a microcosm--a little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars in heaven” (Goodreads, 2015). I really liked this quote because I think it explains the vastness that microbiology possesses. We tend to look at the world seeing one individual…

Political polarization has always been a deeply rooted reality of American politics but it traces further back than the United States itself. Darwin proposed that morality was an adaption which evolved by natural selection both at an individual level and a group level. Morality or a strong commitment to virtue helped group cohesion and lead tribes with more virtuous members to take over other tribes which did not. In his book The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt argues that group selection shaped…

Once said by Charles Darwin, “A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives- of approving of some and disapproving of others” With that said, his theory of evolution is flawed and being a moral being disapproving of the actions of his theory is something that we as a society can do. There are four points in his theory that is flawed. The first is the failure of molecular biology to provide evidence for a grand “tree of life. The second flaw is the…

Evan Johnson August 16, 2017 AP Environmental Science Period 5 Summer Assignment 1. A Panamanian town known as El Valle de Anton, used to have an abundance of a species called the golden frog. Then, when humans began migrating from region to region, the spread of a fungus called Chytrid began to take shape. As the fungus spread, the amphibian population began to dwindle. El Valle de Anton is important because it shows how a mass extinction can occur from the spread of a fungus, all because of…

Darwinism and natural selection are synonyms for this theory. Charles Darwin was thought to be the father of the evolutionary theory, even though he had help developing his theory. The idea of Evolution has been around since Ancient Greece. According to Roger Patterson, author of Evolution Exposed, natural selection is how…

The New Theory Evolution a simple four syllable word. A word that not only changed the way we view animals and ourselves but also sparked debates. Unfortunately this paper is not based on the 1960’s classic Inherit the wind by Stanley Kramer. Which was about whether or not evolution should be taught in schools. No, in fact, that word has created yet another fire. This time, though, the debate is about whether or not evolution should be given a revision, and as they say there 's two sides to…

Social Darwinism originated during the late nineteenth century, a time commonly referred to as the Gilded Age, which was a time of industrialization and immigration. This concept stems off of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection. Following his hypothesis, a man named Herbert Spencer extrapolated this idea to the human race. Believing that some people were born to succeed and reproduce, while some solely existed to suffer and die off, is the summary of his mindset.…

Sri Aurobindo is one of the gifted philosophers of the Indian sub-continent. He had a thorough western upbringing and education. He understood evolution as Darwin. He points out the story of evolution would ultimately leave your life empty. Sri Aurobindo believes science offers rationality. He argues there is more to life than simple biological longevity and spending time to control life. Sri Aurobindo felt that the human being is a being of aspiration. Sri Aurobindo feels just as the material…