In the Beginning
Title: In the Beginning
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 980 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
In the Beginning
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 980 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
In the Beginning
The theory of evolution, formalized by Charles Darwin, is as much theory as is the theory of gravity, or the theory of relativity. Evolutionary theory is a scientific theory dealing with scientific data, not a system of metaphysical beliefs or a religion (Wilkins). Biological theories, and especially evolution, unlike the theories of physics, have been argued long and hard in social and political arenas. Even today, evolution is often not taught in
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we may soon know every branch on the tree of life and our common ancestor that was the seed.
Works Cited
Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. London, 1859
Purves, William. Life: The Science of Biology. 5th ed. Boston 1998
Levin, Harold. The Earth Through Time. 6th ed. New York 1999
Feder, Kenneth. Human Antiquity. 3rd ed. London 1997
Wilkins, John. Evolution and Philosophy 1997. April 8, 2000
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