2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species and creator of the theory of evolution by natural selection. While proposing the scientific theories of quantum physics and relativity at the basis of the nature of reality is very different from what we perceive with our senses, and thus have immense philosophical importance that really have virtually no impact on our daily lives. In contrast, Darwin's widely accepted, but highlycontroversial, the theory of evolution by natural selection has far-reaching consequences for human society.
In essence, evolution challenges the concept of an intelligent designer of life (God), but he spontaneously emerged and flourished through the principle of survival of the fittest. Each new creatures conducted random differences (mutations) from his parents. Individuals with the differences that are better for the environment are more likely to reproduce, sopositive features have been retained, while negative tends to be eliminated. For a long period of time we have the wonderful biodiversity we are privileged to be part of the day has arrived.
Given the influence of the (Christian) religion in society Victorian English Darwin was initially reluctant to publish findings from about 20 years before and after his epic voyage on the Beagle, the first related to the implementation of other investigators, Alfred Russel Wallace, has been the sameConclusions. Not surprisingly, his work has met with criticism and ridicule, with Darwin often ridiculed as a part-man part-monkey.
Despite a mass of evidence to confirm the validity of evolutionary theory as a description of how life on Earth many religious fundamentalists Originated continue to creationism, which is the belief that the life of a supreme being, as was found when given the opportunity .
A major criticism of evolution is the interpretation of "survival of the fittest," used as justification for the standEugenics and the war. Pitting nation against nation, race against race, ideology against ideology, the whole process of human progress is accelerated by the anticipation of nature in the removal of poor quality.
Although the weight of evidence is against creationism, there are no arguments, not evolution, the history can be. We can not satisfactorily explain acts of altruism. In addition, there is no denying that the vast superiority of the human race enjoyed more were reachedCooperation than competition.
The genetic composition with which we were born is just the cards we are dealt with (or choose what is more likely) early in the game. It 's like play / use of these cards, which is our real purpose of being.
A spiritual interpretation of the opinion that the material plane that we live as only a certain level of reality. A level, the more fundamental subject, is that the spiritual levels. Evolution can be compared to Newtonian physics, which is veryaccurately approximates (but probably not describe) reality. Evolution describes the evolution of life on an airplane. But do not tell the whole story.
Spirit created (physical) ground floor in which to customize it and may act in many scenarios. But the ground level is denser and bound by deterministic laws such as the ethereal realm. Quantum physics has shown, but has a small window of freedom at the subatomic level, by the will of the mind can do it.Evolution is an approximation, although very good. It 's the most effective way to increase diversity, which is held in which our flesh interactions can be developed.
Nature is cruel, described by Tennyson as "red tooth and claw." In fact, recently won the BBC Wildlife Documentary Nature Great Events depicted complaints about the level of cruelty. These complaints are a testament to the great extent of facing humanity with his brothers.
On a broader level, bya spiritual point of view, is the natural cruelty insignificant compared to the benefits of progress. The injustices and suffering present at this level are soon swept away by the realization of eternity. On the spiritual level of those who suffer, all volunteers, and are ultimately rewarded for their efforts in any way.
There is no doubt that Darwin's theory of natural selection is a powerful step forward in our understanding of how we arrived. It describes exactly how to live many moreThe case came to inhabit this beautiful planet. However, as far as possible on the components and mechanisms that make a person know these things can never tell us the experience of being human to explain, or that the deep inner certainty of free will or the desire for purpose and fulfillment.
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