Carolus 121:Did the founding fathers of USA referred to parts of law of evolution affecting demcracy?

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Carolus 121:Did the founding fathers of USA referred to parts of law of evolution affecting demcracy?

Answer 1

Perhaps in a roundabout manner. Darwin did not develop and write about the topic until the 1800s. Therefore the "law of evolution" was yet to happen when the Declaration of Independence was written.

Most of the Founding Fathers were followers of the "Age of Reason" movement. As one person wrote:"This was the beginning of an open society where individuals were free to pursue individual happiness and liberty. Politically and socially, the imperial concepts of the medieval world were abandoned."

As you can see, there's pursuit of happiness, liberty, individual freedom. Along with it was questioning of religion and the "Divine Right of Kings" concept.

Part of the Age of Reason movement included a return to nature and "Natural Rights."

"Natural Rights" were held to be those that are inherent in people. The rights are not bestowed by law or government. At least that's the theory.

John Locke's works "Second Treatise of Government," and “Two Treatises of Government” argued that before there were governments and laws people had certain rights. That is, laws didn't give people these right. They always had them.

As one site explained it:

"Life, liberty, and property are precious. They should not be taken away unless one has done something to deserve it. They are natural rights." http://www.founding.com/guid...

You see those same words in the Declaration of Independence, and the concept in "We the People..."

"Natural rights" and "return to nature" were popular buzzwords in the 1700s. Ben Franklin exploited this when he was ambassador to France during the Revolution. He began to wear a fur hat and present himself as a "natural man" produced by the colonies. The French went mad over him.

      Evolution considers the impact of natural process, deals with facts and rejects supernatural actions. This is much the same as what the Founding Fathers did when they declared Independence and wrote the Constitution.

Answer 2

Yes they did! Democracy evoled as a way to oppose british tyranny.

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Answer 3

Yes, I think that evolution was one of the subjects being discussed by intellectuals of the day along with electricity.  Mary Shelley gives a hint of these kinds of talks in the book, "Frankenstein" written in 1818.  Good observation.  It's odd how those subjects have literally evolved today.  The US is seen by many as a Frankenstein because of the bomb(science/electricity) and medicine is able to create Frankensteins (clones) and creationist see evolution as a Frankenstein (ape into man).

Answer 4

As The Awareness  of Evolution would have to await The Voyage of The Beagle. The Founding Fathers were only able to

draw upon The Declaration of Arbroath, The Magna Carta, and

Thomas Paine`s Rights of Man and Common Sense.

Answer 5

No Charles Darwin who came up with the Theory of Evolution was not born until 1809.  The theory of evolution had not been formulated when the USA was founded. Note: Evolution is still a theory not a proven law.