Charles Darwin??

Question

What was Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Answer 1

Charles Darwin made a grave mistake.He did not

include God in his quest for the truth.

We have 2 bodies .................NOT ONE.

Celestial [spirit] and Terrestrial [flesh]

Read  1 COR. 15 V'S 39,40,44

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follower's and those of SCIENCTIFIC RESEARCH.

Answer 2

Evolution is an all encompassing word, which makes it very easy to be mislead. “Evolution is slow changes over time”, is one of the most popular explanations. Its always shown in the form of micro evolution, which is changes in creatures within their genetic code, for example a great dane and a chihuahua are both breeds of Dog. This means that they both came from the same gene pool, their basic design pattern is the same and the differences are in the selection of traits, such as size, colour, length of limbs etc. the genetic code does not take on some kind of new design information it simply takes choices from those existing. This is true in Darwins finches, its true in all animal kinds, and its true for us humans from midgets to giants, and from white to black.No one is better or more evolved than the other. Design information for each Kind is all from the same gene code. There are outside forces that sometimes cause these switches to take place, Isolated breeding, climates, altitudes, natural disasters, and some natural selection. Mutations can also take place like missing limbs, extra limbs, malfunctioning glands, etc these are called negative mutations. It is still taught however that positive mutations occur ie, new designs cans accidentally come into existence within the genetic code and slowly get improved upon until they become a complete intricate functioning design, eg; the eye or wings, However this is hopeful philosophy. Every part in the make up of every system in every creature comes from design information already in its genetic code.

Darwin neither new or dreamed that there could be a genetic code of design that every living part needs to be formed. He postulated that a small bump could be passed on and on through offspring and be added to every now and again and eventually become an eye without any design. through natural selection ie ( that traight helping the creature live when all others died).

The idea was that a simple cell was formed in the pre mordial soup (rain on rocks for millions of years) and that started us all off.( the living cell however is more complex in design than the space shuttle.

To beleive in Darwins evolution however you must first beleive that these changes can go beyond the genetic code. This is called Macro evolution and is actually only conjecture, not real science. only micro evolution is real science.

You say your logical . I would ask you can something come from nothing , or could it come from something we dont see or understand. Do chemicals go up the scale or down. Is design information introduced when we grow our technology (ofcourse it is ). Yet we call it evolution…and it is…But what  your asked to believe in many of the conjectures in the General theory of evolution is not real evolution.   This is why I say it confuses people.

Generally people show you their conclusions and call them evidence. You would do very well to understand the difference between evidence and people conclusions…….

Answer 3

The rule:  Strongest shall survive.

Answer 4

Darwin's theory of evolution is based on five key observations and inferences drawn from them. These observations and inferences have been summarized by the great biologist Ernst Mayr as follows:

1) Species have great fertility. They make more offspring than can grow to adulthood.

2) Populations remain roughly the same size, with modest fluctuations.

3) Food resources are limited, but are relatively constant most of the time.

From these three observations it may be inferred that in such an environment there will be a struggle for survival among individuals.

4)In sexually reproducing species, generally no two individuals are identical. Variation is rampant.

5) Much of this variation is heritable.

From this it may be inferred: In a world of stable populations where each individual must struggle to survive, those with the "best" characteristics will be more likely to survive, and those desirable traits will be passed to their offspring. These advantageous characteristics are inherited by following generations, becoming dominant among the population through time. This is natural selection. It may be further inferred that natural selection, if carried far enough, makes changes in a population, eventually leading to new species. These observations have been amply demonstrated in biology, and even fossils demonstrate the veracity of these observations.

To summarise Darwin's Theory of Evolution;

1. Variation: There is Variation in Every Population.

2. Competition: Organisms Compete for limited resources.

3. Offspring: Organisms produce more Offspring than can survive.

4. Genetics: Organisms pass Genetic traits on to their offspring.

5. Natural Selection: Those organisms with the Most Beneficial Traits

are more likely to Survive and Reproduce.

Darwin imagined it might be possible that all life is descended from an original species from ancient times. DNA evidence supports this idea.

Probably all organic beings which have ever lived on this earth have descended from some one primordial life form. There is grandeur in this view of life that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved. (Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species)

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Answer 5

It is best to get his own words:

"Can it, then, be thought improbable, seeing that variations useful to man have undoubtedly occurred, that other variations useful in some way to each being in the great and complex battle of life, should sometimes occur in the course of thousands of generations? If such do occur, can we doubt (remembering that many more individuals are born than can possibly survive) that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind? On the other hand, we may feel sure that any variation in the least degree injurious would be rigidly destroyed. This preservation of favourable variations and the rejection of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection. Variations neither useful nor injurious would not be affected by natural selection, and would be left a fluctuating element, as perhaps we see in the species called polymorphic."

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Answer 6

Can't do better than Carolina's answer.

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