Post by julian88 on Jan 26, 2015 3:38:32 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
To understand the level of importance of the theory of evolution to the human behavior, one must first define the theory that Charles Darwin (the father of evolution) intended to define. This theory indicates that all species are commonly related through the same genetic material; for instance, the process of how humans develop amino acids is similar in cat. Another example to reflect this theory is in the genome, or genetic code within species, for they can resemble in similarity among species. For example, Homo sapiens hold 99% of similar DNA with a chimpanzee, and that means that these species have similar chromosomes, but in this case a chimpanzee has an additional chromosome. In other words, Darwin’s theory can be simply defined as descent with modification with a common ancestor. In addition, Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species introduces his philosophy of “natural selection” as a factor towards the evolution of species. In his book, Darwin breaks down the process of natural selection as survival of the fit, genetic mutation, and sexual selection; thus, Darwin indicates that species evolve through time by being able to adapt or survive (fit selection) the environment, and this adaptation is due to mutation over time and through sexual inheritance of traits, which defines his sexual selection theory. Thus, by understanding Darwin’s theory of evolution, one can really understand the human behavior of surviving, reproducing, and constantly mutating over time in order to survive or adapt its environment. For example, to comprehend how do humans came to be, and how do we correlate with other species, one can learn from Darwin’s theory that we have common descend traits with other species and we under go the same process of natural selection like other species, as our path towards our own evolution.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
My first question that I think that evolutionary theory cannot answer is the “click” the inception to the process of evolution. Yes, we know about the process of the mind being the key to set in motion these process of surviving, reproducing, mutating, drifting and even selecting in mating, but this question that Darwin and Wallace debated on is in my opinion something that evolutionary theory cannot answer. In other words, I believe that the theory cannot answer the why and the how these processes can be self-conscious by all species. Secondly, is mutation’s probability effect. In other words, how come the outcome of a mutation is in the hands of a probability effect; for example, identical twins is a one three thousand chances to occur, and in fact it is a genetic error in the process of cell division, and it replicates for an extra fertile egg. It is so rare that to occur, and it is in fact common to say that it was fate, and chance; however, how does evolution justifies mutation at that level? How can we leave this kind of example to chance? Can evolutionary theory answer in a distant future mutation’s probability?
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To understand the level of importance of the theory of evolution to the human behavior, one must first define the theory that Charles Darwin (the father of evolution) intended to define. This theory indicates that all species are commonly related through the same genetic material; for instance, the process of how humans develop amino acids is similar in cat. Another example to reflect this theory is in the genome, or genetic code within species, for they can resemble in similarity among species. For example, Homo sapiens hold 99% of similar DNA with a chimpanzee, and that means that these species have similar chromosomes, but in this case a chimpanzee has an additional chromosome. In other words, Darwin’s theory can be simply defined as descent with modification with a common ancestor. In addition, Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species introduces his philosophy of “natural selection” as a factor towards the evolution of species. In his book, Darwin breaks down the process of natural selection as survival of the fit, genetic mutation, and sexual selection; thus, Darwin indicates that species evolve through time by being able to adapt or survive (fit selection) the environment, and this adaptation is due to mutation over time and through sexual inheritance of traits, which defines his sexual selection theory. Thus, by understanding Darwin’s theory of evolution, one can really understand the human behavior of surviving, reproducing, and constantly mutating over time in order to survive or adapt its environment. For example, to comprehend how do humans came to be, and how do we correlate with other species, one can learn from Darwin’s theory that we have common descend traits with other species and we under go the same process of natural selection like other species, as our path towards our own evolution.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
My first question that I think that evolutionary theory cannot answer is the “click” the inception to the process of evolution. Yes, we know about the process of the mind being the key to set in motion these process of surviving, reproducing, mutating, drifting and even selecting in mating, but this question that Darwin and Wallace debated on is in my opinion something that evolutionary theory cannot answer. In other words, I believe that the theory cannot answer the why and the how these processes can be self-conscious by all species. Secondly, is mutation’s probability effect. In other words, how come the outcome of a mutation is in the hands of a probability effect; for example, identical twins is a one three thousand chances to occur, and in fact it is a genetic error in the process of cell division, and it replicates for an extra fertile egg. It is so rare that to occur, and it is in fact common to say that it was fate, and chance; however, how does evolution justifies mutation at that level? How can we leave this kind of example to chance? Can evolutionary theory answer in a distant future mutation’s probability?
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