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Darwin's Theory Of Evolution By Natural Selection

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Darwin’s theory was challenged by his contemporaries and the scientific community for many reasons. Firstly, Darwinism rejects the idea of divine intervention. The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of the world solely materialistically without the assistance of a divine being (Mayr, 2009). Although eliminating God allowed for strictly scientific explanations for natural phenomena, many of Darwin’s contemporaries at the time were men of a Christian faith and therefore had some difficulties coming to terms with his theory (Mayr, 2009). Secondly, Darwin’s theory refuted typology. Per Mayr, typology is unable to accommodate variation therefore giving rise to misleading conceptions of humanity (2009). In a society, …show more content…

For theologians and philosophers alike, Man was a creature above and apart from other living beings” -(Mayr, 2009).
This seemed like a farfetched idea at the time, but with the help of biologists like Thomas Huxely and Ernest Heckel it was revealed through rigorous anatomical study that human and living apes undoubtedly have a common ancestor (Mayr, 2009).
Despite the initial resistance Darwin was confronted with by philosophers and scientist (and especially by the church) Darwinism is now almost universally acknowledged (Mayr, 2009). His idea of natural selection has been the cornerstone on which modern biological science and evolutionary thought has been …show more content…

Africanus, A. Bahrelghazali, A. Anamensis, A. Boisei, A. Robustus, and A. Aethiopicus) all sharing charactersitics which classify them as hominids (Australopithecus, 2012). The main characteristic which classifies each of these sub species as hominids is their ability to walk on two legs (bipedalism). An example that clearly displays these characteristics would be the discovery of the ‘Taung Baby’ by Raymond Dart, an Australian anatomy professor. “Taung Baby” was classified as Australopithecus africanus (O’Neil, 2012). The skull of ‘Taung Baby” shared the characteristics that allowed it to be classified as Australopithecus as well as a hominid. The child’s skull indicated that the foramen magnum pointed downward and was nearly at the central balance point of the skull. This meant the child was bipedal. A crucial characteristic. Another factor was that the child’s canines were relatively short, a trait prominent in hominids (O’Neil, 2012). Another spectacular example is the discovery of “Lucy” by Johanson and his team. The ancient skeleton was the most complete fossil of a hominid ever unearthed. Lucy had a small cranium (440cc). However, her spine, pelvis, hips and feet all clearly show she was bipedal and therefor classified as Australopithecus Afarensis (Scupin & DeCorse,

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The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde: Charles Darwin’s revolutionary idea of evolution sparked dramatic debate in the scientific and, most especially, religious communities, as well as inspiring a new wave of thought in the minds of the world. There was also plenty of controversy, particularly from the many believers of creationism during the Victorian Age. But by denying creationism with his own theories, Darwin “made room for strictly scientific explanations of all natural phenomena”, and as a result, initiated a “powerful intellectual and spiritual revolution” whose effects last to this day. Its profound impact meant that “nearly every field of social and cultural life was affected by the idea of evolution.” Darwin’s idea of natural

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When Eugene DuBois found the first specimen of the Java Man, he was instantly convinced that he had discovered the missing piece of the puzzle of human evolution. The Java Man was the perfect linkage between man and ape thus earning the name Pithecanthropus erectus, or the upright walking chimp (Carroll 92). His findings of a skull cap, thigh, and molar all found within the same area at Trinil suggested that his finding was the perfect intermediate. The skull cap had a braincase capacity of only 1,000 cc, shorter than that of a human, but significantly larger than that of an ape. All of DuBois’s hard work had paid off; however, his critics were far from satisfied.

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The evidence of each hypothesis does support itself, but evidence of other hypotheses has proven to disprove some theories, or just evidence found a later date after the hypothesis was proposed. The clearest and least problematic is that bipedalism was an evolutionary advantage mainly in that it was energy efficient in the locomotion, but is also supported that other traits were favorable along with bipedalism, and allowed for more advantages such as visual surveillance and thermoregulation, than disadvantages such as reduced speed and lack of mobility that each trait came from bipedalism. The advantages of bipedalism led to the trait being selected in the hominin traits and led to the homo sapiens that are found all over earth today. The advantages of bipedalism shown in these hypotheses show the traits that support bipedalism being the favorable trait appear to be the most convincing arguments until more evidence is discovered that reveals

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Some paleoanthropologist accept the hypothesis that one singular archaic population of Homo sapiens had advanced cultural capabilities and replaced other archaic forms of humans somewhere between 200,000 and 60,000 years ago. However some suggest that the “out of Africa” hypothesis is flawed in the sense of molecular evidence. Charles Darwin was one of the first to propose the “Eve” hypothesis. He suggested that modern humans came from apes in Africa, Thomas Huxley further supported this theory by stating humans share an evolutionary relationship with African apes. Darwin’s theory was supported when fossils of small brained hominoids were found.

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Of all the animals to have ever walked our Earth, humans are by far the most intelligent and socially adept. To think we emerged from the same common ancestor as a tomato billions of years ago is staggering, yet true. Much more recently, though, humans broke off from our relatively similar ape ancestors, that physically resemble a cross between us and other living primates. Though we do not have direct links in all cases, tracing our history and evolution is interesting, and by looking to the past, we can see into the future. Possible ancestors include Australopithecus afarensis, africanus, and robustus, as well as Homo habilis, which all have near-human traits.

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Given the fact that the nature of the warring personalities are significantly different, the clashing of ideas with regard to the theory were inevitable. Charles Darwin’s claim was that organisms went through several processes that made them what they are now or the principle of natural selection, whereas, William Paley’s argument is that organisms were created as they were by one “creator” which is God. The former’s claim is more inclined to the principle of evolution while the latter’s argument mainly centers on “natural theology” and the “designer

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Modern humans have evolved over millions of years from primates and therefore we share many special characteristics but as many anthropologists believe, there are many identifiable characteristics which distinguish modern humans from non-human primates. These constraints are both anatomical and behavioural. Biological features include larger brains, smaller frontal teeth, smaller faces and bipedalism (Mann 1972). Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion which gives the ability of species to walk completely on two legs which Homo Sapiens, known as modern humans, have the ability to do. This gave many special definitive features and traits to humans which have led to many advantages that we now contain today.

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