Evolution

common science-fiction motif, aptly named the “butterfly effect.” The butterfly effect can be generally stated as “small changes can have large consequences,” but has been applied to many scientific fields, but is of utmost importance in a species’ evolution (Dizikes). While a child traveling to a former time is simply a naive whim, modern science has made altering nature’s evolutionary means a glaring reality, which exhibits the same dangers…

Many would say that evolution is just a theory and opposite of that opinion many would say religion is just a book. Yet, evolution hasn’t been shut down in schools across the US for the last 80 years. America has been built off of the belief in God and that is the way it has been over 241 years. It wasn’t till 1954 that Dwight D. Eisenhower decided to put “One nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance to make that statement true. Then, around 2013-2015 the Pledge of Allegiance was taken out…

the mysteries of life itself, what is one to believe? The answer is simple, the Biblical Seven-Day Week is the only true account of Creation. The theories that will be discussed are but a few of the many attempts to disprove the Biblical Creation. Evolution is a theory that every organism evolved from a lower life form. It is a belief first coined by Charles Darwin, an English biologist, naturalist, and geologist. Darwin also stated that instead of creatures being made for their environment,…

The primitively social behavior of Euglossa cordata (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini): a view from the perspective of kin selection theory and models of reproductive skew. The evolution of social behavior is perhaps one of the most controversial topics of biology, since the emergence of such behavior implies the evolution of altruistic traits that reduce the chance of reproduction (fitness) of individuals, through Natural Selection ( Freeman & Herron, 2009). Currently, there are models that link…

In a perfect world, evolution would vote against all of the disease and harmful genes that ever existed in humans and other life-forms. After millions of years of selective processes geared toward survival, why is surviving still such a struggle? Dr. Sharon Moalem’s Survival of the Sickest deals entirely with the study of evolution and a variety of theories related to how humans, genes, microbes, viruses, and animals have evolved to survive through mutation and natural selection. Each chapter…

The creation of the world and how we got here on planet Earth has been an ongoing debate for centuries. The clashing of heads between naturalists who are described as people who believe the Earth was created due to evolution and creationism which is defined as Christians who believe that God created the world. For naturalists, science is always the answer for all questions of creation while for creationists a higher presence is responsible. Naturalism and Creationism theories both have an…

Evolution is a polarizing subject that some people may choose to regard it as fact while others may choose to regard it as a mere theory. Most people, including scientists believe that evolution is a fact because the evidence supporting it is very strong. However, others are reluctant to believe that evolution has happened because it may contradicts their holy beliefs and because no one has seen it happen. Evolution is a theory or a fact only to the extent that people are willing to accept it a…

I think that animals like Koko who has the capacity to communicate to humans are additional proofs that chimpanzees and humans may have come from the same ancestors as Charles Darwin postulated. As what I'd observed in the video, Koko learned how to communicate using sign language and he expressed his opinion about taking care of the Earth. In short, Koko is a wise man and his ability to think is only a human can does. Maybe, not as wide understanding as the modern man but still, he can think…

world and slowly made the discovery of natural selection. Which eventually led to the theory of evolution. Evolution directly contradicted the theory of creationism that the Bible had laid down centuries before. This debate is still ongoing, particularly in the United States. The modern debate is over the possibility of creationism being taught in public schools as an alternative/or alongside evolution. Instead of using the Bible solely for spiritual purposes, many of those who follow it believe…

THE GREAT MONKEY TRIAL Thesis In Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925, as a substitute teacher, John Scopes illegally taught evolution. The ACLU was against the Butler Act (which most people in Tennessee believed in), that teaching evolution in public schools was wrong. They took a stand and partnered with Clarence Darrow, a famous defense attorney, to defend John Scopes who was convinced to stand. George Rappleyea, the manager of the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company in Dayton, agreed with the ACLU,…