Post by Crystal Pepito on Jan 26, 2015 3:50:26 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave?
The theory of evolution is so important in understanding how humans behave because it digs deeper into how humans came to be as well as other life species. By understanding the concept of natural selection from Darwin, we will understand that humans have survived through life’s hardships by the work of conserving strong genes and taking out the weak genes. For example, those humans who had the genes to survive the black plague were able to reproduce and pass on those same genes and those who didn’t have the genes to survive the black plague ended up dying. Now humans have certain genes that can resist certain diseases over time such as HIV for which they will be able to pass on that same strong gene.
As mentioned in the video, “Evolution Explained in Four Minutes”, Evolution can be broken down in the acronym “V.I.S.I.T.E.D.”- Variation, Inheritance, Selection, Including, Time, Design. These terms basically sum up that evolution over time can be created through means of sexual selection/ genetic mutation, passing down important DNA for future offspring, and with enough variation of changes can create a grand design of complexity of species and other things of this earth.
Therefore, the theories of evolution explains why certain humans have specific features as well as behave a certain way due to an ever changing variation of genes over time in order to survive with the hardships of life such as diseases, calamities, weather, etc.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
I think the evolutionary theory cannot answer questions regarding the psychology of how the mind works. Such as: How does consciousness arise from un-conscious molecules? Or: where do feelings come from?
In the book, The DNA of Consciousness, consciousness is described as “the body’s way of giving itself a better chance when confronted with the reality of Chance itself”. It is also stated that “the world isn’t an illusion; consciousness is” (Pg. 21). However, there is still a missing piece of connecting science to the concept of consciousness. Where thinking and feeling meet molecules so to speak.
Like mentioned in the previous week, we have come to find terms of eliminative materialism. We replaced Thor the thunder god with explanations of electrical currents and evil spirits with bacterial/ viral diseases. However, the glitch is that when it comes to us, we use words that are still of mythical eras such as “desire”, “love”, “hate”, etc.
The theory of evolution is so important in understanding how humans behave because it digs deeper into how humans came to be as well as other life species. By understanding the concept of natural selection from Darwin, we will understand that humans have survived through life’s hardships by the work of conserving strong genes and taking out the weak genes. For example, those humans who had the genes to survive the black plague were able to reproduce and pass on those same genes and those who didn’t have the genes to survive the black plague ended up dying. Now humans have certain genes that can resist certain diseases over time such as HIV for which they will be able to pass on that same strong gene.
As mentioned in the video, “Evolution Explained in Four Minutes”, Evolution can be broken down in the acronym “V.I.S.I.T.E.D.”- Variation, Inheritance, Selection, Including, Time, Design. These terms basically sum up that evolution over time can be created through means of sexual selection/ genetic mutation, passing down important DNA for future offspring, and with enough variation of changes can create a grand design of complexity of species and other things of this earth.
Therefore, the theories of evolution explains why certain humans have specific features as well as behave a certain way due to an ever changing variation of genes over time in order to survive with the hardships of life such as diseases, calamities, weather, etc.
2. Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
I think the evolutionary theory cannot answer questions regarding the psychology of how the mind works. Such as: How does consciousness arise from un-conscious molecules? Or: where do feelings come from?
In the book, The DNA of Consciousness, consciousness is described as “the body’s way of giving itself a better chance when confronted with the reality of Chance itself”. It is also stated that “the world isn’t an illusion; consciousness is” (Pg. 21). However, there is still a missing piece of connecting science to the concept of consciousness. Where thinking and feeling meet molecules so to speak.
Like mentioned in the previous week, we have come to find terms of eliminative materialism. We replaced Thor the thunder god with explanations of electrical currents and evil spirits with bacterial/ viral diseases. However, the glitch is that when it comes to us, we use words that are still of mythical eras such as “desire”, “love”, “hate”, etc.