The theory of Evolution-that is the biological change over time, it clarifies the origin of life on earth and how relatable creatures are to each other. Based on Darwin’s observations and studies, he came to the conclusion that natural selection and the common ancestor. Natural selection, which can also be defined as the fitness of the organisms with their environment and the genes that are stronger and necessary for survival will be passed on to the progeny, on the other hand, The other principle that Darwin came to a conclusion to was the common ancestor and all the organisms are related in their genome for the most part except some variations which are evolved through time.
The medieval philosophers were not taken by the idea of evolution, however, they accepted it in the historical and theological ways. The common theory of creation that was spread in this era was the Christian view of creation and that God is the creator of the universe, however, Evolution was not completely denied and Augustine himself used some elements of evolution in his teachings with relating it to God. In the modern philosophy, we see attempts to evolve evolution, one of the most famous philosophers of the eighteenth century was Herder who was one of the first pioneers of modern evolutionism. He established the doctrine of the continuous development in nature, which means that everything is continuously developing from inorganic to organic, from stone to plant, from plant to animal, and from an animal to man. He was able to become to the conclusion that according to some fixed laws and conditions nature is able to develop and become more complex and it will never stop.
Resources:
http://www.iep.utm.edu/evolutio/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSNtaQKOAk
https://philosophynow.org/issues/71/The_Evolution_of_Evolutionary_Theory
"Evolution is one of the most questionable theories" - if by questionable you mean controvertible, then no. The consensus view among biologists in particular and scientists in general is that evolution by natural selection is as well-confirmed as anything we claim to know.
ReplyDeleteYour graphic quote is guilty of distortion by omission. The rest of Darwin's statement: "When it was first said that the sun stood still and the world turned round, the common sense of mankind declared the doctrine false; but the old saying of Vox populi, vox Dei ["the voice of the people = the voice of God "], as every philosopher knows, cannot be trusted in science. Reason tells me, that if numerous gradations from a simple and imperfect eye to one complex and perfect can be shown to exist, each grade being useful to its possessor, as is certain the case; if further, the eye ever varies and the variations be inherited, as is likewise certainly the case; and if such variations should be useful to any animal under changing conditions of life, then the difficulty of believing that a perfect and complex eye could be formed by natural selection, should not be considered as subversive of the theory."
Interesting information, but also an interesting lack of information. Natural selection and the evolution within a species is widely accepted because it is proven, but evolution and the change OF a species into another species over a large amount of time is still unproved by sound science and based on large assumptions.
ReplyDeleteInteresting history, though. I didn't know it went back that far.