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How Did Charles Darwin Impact Society

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Justus 1
Seth Justus
English 2
Mr. Johnson
2/16/15
Final Paper on Charles Darwin Charles Darwin has impacted the world that we live in today quite greatly. Charles Darwin changed evolutionary biology forever with his many ideas and theories. With these ideas and theories he has also changed the way the world sees religion and has caused many to question their chosen faith. Charles Darwin discovered countless plant and animal species as well as studying and tasting them. Charles Darwin has traveled around the globe studying many different ecosystems and the plants and animals that inhabit them. Charles Darwin will be forever known for his contributions to history that has made our society what it is today. Charles Darwin was a geologist and naturalist born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father is Robert Darwin and his mother is Susannah Darwin. Darwin was educated at the University of Cambridge, The University of Edinburgh, and at Christ’s College in Cambridge. With his education he would travel around the world studying plants and animals and he would then propose his theories that would forever change evolutionary biology. One of Darwin’s most influential works on Evolutionary …show more content…

Conklin explained how Darwin has impacted our world today. Edwin G. Conklin was an American biologist and he went to college at Ohio Wesleyan and John Hopkins Universities. The World’s Debt to Darwin explains how Darwin not only changed evolutionary biology into what it is, but he also changed the way humans look at life. Darwin’s theory of evolution changed the ideas of many other subjects other than biology but it caused us to question our thoughts and ideas of everything. People begin to question religion because Darwin’s theories contradict traditional Christian teachings. It just shows how much of an impact that Darwin’s theories have left on

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