Charles Darwin published a book about the theory of evolution in 1859 (Jason Heap "The Reception of Darwin's On the Origin of Species" 2015). Darwin’s theory is that all life comes from one mutual source, and that over time it has developed into an intricate structure, which is based on natural selection (David A.Leeming "The World of Myth {An Anthology} second edition" 2014 Page 38). Natural selection is where the term “the survival of the fittest” came from. The weak ones will die and the ones that are strongest will survive, and they will pass on their genes to the next generation, which will give them an even better chance for survival. For example, in the woods there would be more brown mice than white ones. This is because they can blend into their surrounding more and be able to be camouflaged from predators. Which would mean that the brown mice would pass on their genes, and their offspring would most likely have brown fur as well because those are the ones that survive the most and then reproduce.
During Darwin’s time the Catholic religion was predominant and was reflected in their culture. People who were conservative did not believe in Darwin’s theory and some still do not believe in it today.
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Many Christians also believe it to be untrue because it would refute the doctrine of the the Original Sin(Alex Knapp "Why Some Christians Reject Evolution" 2012). The doctrine of Original Sin is that there is sin from ancestors. The ancestors would be Adam and Eve. So if everyone came one source there would not have been an Adam and Eve which would then not disobey God and be cast out of the garden. Knapp mentions that there is also doctrine that incorporate Darwin’s origin theory of