Post by terenceip91 on May 17, 2015 6:31:31 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
As Darwin says in On The Origin of Species, "Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relations to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring." Humans, in general, do what they need to in order to survive and pass on their genes. I believe behavior is a trait that effects an individuals survival. For example how some people react to different situations. To fight or run. I believe this is a survival trait that has been passed down from our ancestors. Since humans are closely related to chimpanzees, in the wild, chimpanzees have different techniques to warn each other of incoming threats.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
I think there are many questions that evolutionary theory cannot answer. Questions like is there a God, to the creation of the universe. Are there multiple universes or is there only one. One question that I believe evolution cannot answer is the question of how consciousness came to be. In the debate of Darwin and Wallace on how consciousness became a part of the mind, Wallace states that "it is impossible for us to believe that the mere addition of one, two, or a thousand other material elements to form a more complex molecule could in any way tend to produce self conscious existence... where as for Darwin, matter itself was sufficient to eventually explain the great mystery of consciousness." Although the mind behind the evolutionary theory itself believes that evolution is the key to understanding things even to the origin of man, I cannot agree with that. I believe this is one of the mysteries in life that simply cannot be answered.
As Darwin says in On The Origin of Species, "Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relations to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring." Humans, in general, do what they need to in order to survive and pass on their genes. I believe behavior is a trait that effects an individuals survival. For example how some people react to different situations. To fight or run. I believe this is a survival trait that has been passed down from our ancestors. Since humans are closely related to chimpanzees, in the wild, chimpanzees have different techniques to warn each other of incoming threats.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
I think there are many questions that evolutionary theory cannot answer. Questions like is there a God, to the creation of the universe. Are there multiple universes or is there only one. One question that I believe evolution cannot answer is the question of how consciousness came to be. In the debate of Darwin and Wallace on how consciousness became a part of the mind, Wallace states that "it is impossible for us to believe that the mere addition of one, two, or a thousand other material elements to form a more complex molecule could in any way tend to produce self conscious existence... where as for Darwin, matter itself was sufficient to eventually explain the great mystery of consciousness." Although the mind behind the evolutionary theory itself believes that evolution is the key to understanding things even to the origin of man, I cannot agree with that. I believe this is one of the mysteries in life that simply cannot be answered.