...Jade Finnecy 4th October 2012 The Evolution of Man In his 1871 book entitled The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, Charles Darwin speculated that fossils of the earliest humans and their immediate progenitors ultimately would be found somewhere in Africa. He based this on the fact that the natural range of our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees and gorillas, is limited to Africa. He concluded that we ultimately must have shared a now extinct common ancestor with those apes in Africa. This view was mostly rejected by the scientific world of the time (http://anthro.palomar.edu/hominid/australo_1.htm). It would be some 50 years and the unearthing of Australopithicus africanus in 1924, before advances would be made in understanding our ancestors. In 1974 an exciting discovery was made in the finding of ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis) by Professor Johanson and his student Gray in northern Ethiopia. We discovered the most complete specimen of A afarensis ever found (Boyle and Senior 2008). They are one of the first of our ancestors to stand and walk upright on two legs, this is referred to as ‘bipedalism’. It is believed that A aferensis would not have walked straight legged as we do, though are more likely to have walked with bent knees and hips, not unlike chimps. Diagram sourced from http://humanorigins.si.edu Diagram sourced from http://humanorigins.si...
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...Within this essay it will be going back four million years to the present day, into the evolution of man. It was once believed that all species on earth were the creation of God. But in 1858 Charles Darwin published his findings into the theories of the evolutionary process (Human Biology, 2008). He suggested closely related species evolved from one ancestor. Man and ape evolved from a common ancestor. Natural selection was the mechanism for evolutionary change. Over time the characteristics of the fittest species gradually changed over time through generations to survive the environment around them. Humans evolved in Africa and shared a common ancestor with chimps and apes which lived millions of years ago. This common ancestor diverged over time which formed different types of species of hominid. Homo sapiens make up today’s society, the other species of hominids became extinct. The know how of some of our early relatives is known because of fossil evidence, and our understanding of our family tree grows as new fossils are revealed. These fossils show that modern humans are part of a large human evolutionary family. Some distinctive features of H. sapiens the modern human have large brains, adapted to walk on two feet, a small or absent brow ridge and a small chin on the lower chin. Some of the hominids found that are believed to be our ancestors are Australopithecus afarensis, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis and Homo floresiensis. Australopithecus...
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...Recent studies show that grandmothers may be the missing key to human evolution. ‘Man the Hunter’ has long been known, way back during the 1900s, and is pictured as a man holding a spear as he chased around wild beasts. Kristen Hawkes from the University of Utah is an anthropologist currently studying the hunters and gatherers who once have lived in northern Tanzania. Groups such as ‘Hadza’ are still occupying the area and they might just help researchers on learning about ancestral livelihood. During the study, Hawkes and her colleagues have observed how the Hadza group collects resources, like food, and how often they go out for hunting. The average rate of success for every excursion is only 3.4%, which meant that if they highly depended...
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...Then and Now Life, is it the same as it was millions of years ago? No, this is because of what is known as evolution. The world is forever changing. There seems to be something new discovered all the time. This maybe because the scientist have not had time to explorer everywhere and everything. However, there could also be another explanation to this, evolution. Evolution is a scientific theory that helps to explain the presences of new varieties of living things, both now, in the present as well as in the history of the earth. The theory of evolution is based on the differences and similarities that occur within living things over a period of time and among habitats. It takes in consideration the biological processes that occur of genetic drift, natural selection, gene mutations, and changes in the habitats that occur. This theory explains why in the past there may have been many different varieties of a species, but now there are far less of them. A species changes over time. It can grow bigger, smaller, develops new traits, or many other things can change in it. The evolution of a horse is an example of this. Over 50 million years ago, the horse was an animal that was about the size of today’s dog. The earlier horses were better suited for a tropical area than the plains of out west. However, because of evolution they adapted this maybe because of other animals that were predators or because of the lack of resources that were available. Horses even had multiple toes...
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...values and virtues. But Satan countered the spiritual influences in America by fostering false, anti-Biblical philosophies that would eventually erode our Christian heritage. He formulated the ideas of evolution and Communism which began to affect society in the latter half of the twentieth century. As liberal professors in universities and seminaries began to promote Charles Darwin’s philosophy of evolution and Communism, these false philosophies slowly began to permeate the American educational scene and some churches. In time, they would have a devastating effect upon American life....
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...community. I was taught the bible and the book of Genesis. The different beliefs that were instilled in me were to believe that God created man and woman. In evolutionary or ecology classes, we are introduced to the theory of where man came from amoeba-like organisms, or even that we evolved from apes. How did life of origin arise? The components of evolution might explain how, but Creation gives a reason to believe why. Origin of life’s existence, as well as age of the earth is a question that is looked under a microscope and probed through both biblical theories, as well as scientific. Looking at difference evidence, acceptance of creation is growing even in spite of scientists trying to prove evolution. Within this paper, there will be different pieces of evidence and facts supporting each theory and there will be an argument, within my conclusion, on which theory I support. The theory of creation can be explained through various books in the bible. Creationists use the Bible as the truth for which they believe the origin of life came into existence. In bible studies and bible school, we were taught that God took clay from the ground which he shaped to a man that he called Adam. A verse in the King James Version, of the Bible, mentions “and the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Then, the Lord made a garden as Adam’s place of residency. There are pictures of beautiful trees and animals that...
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...Evolution in our Public Schools Student Name PHI 103: Informal Logic Instructor: Date Evolution in our Public Schools I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement One of the major concerns in the scientific studies of biology today is about evolution being taught in our public schools. This has been an ongoing concern for the religious sects, teachers, school board members, students, parents, and state officials. It has been the talk of the courts since the Darwin Theory came along. Many issues have risen over the years since evolution was introduced to the world and into the school system. The questions of whether mankind evolved from a monkey or the way of creationism, that man was created by God as stated in the book of Genesis (Bible). Other issues that came up were with the teachers themselves and having to teach evolution in their biology classes, when not fully understanding evolution itself. In this essay we will discuss the arguments of evolution versus creationism that is being taught in our public schools and whether it is acceptable to teach evolution to our school children. II. Body paragraph # 1 – Topic Sentence # 1 The disputes of evolution started back in the late 19th century, some years after Charles Darwin came to the conclusion of linking human ancestry to lower animals by his evolution theory. This evolution of reasoning caused a stir in the public schools when it was put into the biology text books and required to be taught to the students...
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...here by God, and then you have those that believe we got here through what many of have learn as evolution; this is we got here based on what scientific evidence has left behind for scientist have found. This reading will simply explain the following premises: the nature of science evolution and paleoanthropolgy, and the views of Christians. Using Karl Popper’s method of disconfirming I will explain how I feel science, “The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process,” (NAS, 2008)) and religion, “The service and worship of God or the supernatural; commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance (“Religion”), do not conflict. From apelike ancestors, human evolution is the process of change by which people originated from ("Introduction to Human Evolution | The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program",). Based on Merriam-Webster 11th ed., “Evolution is the historical development of a biological group; and a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable difference are due to modifications in successive generations. Evolution forms vary from animal, plant and human evolution; scientific evidence shows that we as humans are primates, evolving from apes, chimpanzees, and gorillas (Evolution,) Evidence has shown us that scientists go about their work by showing concern with the natural...
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...Title: Evolution and Intelligent Design: Which Is True? Introduction: * Controversial subject * Full into beliefs * Very political * Connection between Intelligent Design & Creationism I. Background A. Evolution is the scientific theory that all life forms on Earth today are descended from a single cell organism 1. Charles Darwin & Natural Selection 2. Genes carry the DNA codes for a evolutionary trait to be passed to the next generation B. Creationists feel the need to attack the evolution theory to “free God from its shackles” 1. Evolution provides a meaningful explanation of the relationship of the Creator to man & animals 2. We are formed, by the Creator, from the dust of the Earth C. Evolution is metaphysics 1. Something transforms into other things, but the process is unexplained 2. Breathing air, wings & fins are excellent examples II. First Side- Evolution A. Does not prove there is no God 1. May not be able to prove there is a higher power, can prove that a fish grew leg & walked on land 2. Provides the basis for the Creator’s work, macro to micro B. Historical trials & their outcomes 1. Wesley Roberts-“A Struggle in Tennessee” 2. John Scopes- trial of religion & science III. Second Side- Intelligent Design A. The theory by Mr. Charles Darwin 1. No sufficient evidence to prove that one organism evolves into another 2. Evolution & Alchemy go hand-in-hand;...
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...Humanism has long been a part human philosophy, with roots in ancient Greek philosophy, the idea that there is no god nor any supernatural realm or being has long preceded our current culture. But Humanism is not just the disbelief in a god but also in the authority carried by that go If there is no authoritative god to rule over man then man is the ultimate authority and whatever man says is right is right. This ovement was given credibility by Darwin's theory of Evolution. This theory gave the humanists a theory for how the earth began without needing a supernatural being to have created it. The first man to recorded to have these "humanist" ideals was an ancient Greek philosopher named Protagoras. Protagoras lived around the fifth century...
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...History of Evolution The word "evolution" in its broadest sense refers to change or growth that occurs in a particular order. Although this broad version of the term would include astronomical evolution and the evolution of computer design, this article focuses on the evolution of biological organisms. That use of the term dates back to the ancient Greeks, but today the word is more often used to refer to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. This theory is sometimes crudely referred to as the theory of "survival of the fittest." It was proposed by Charles Darwin in On the Origin of Species in 1859 and, independently, by Alfred Wallace in 1858—although Wallace, unlike Darwin, said the human soul is not the product of evolution. Greek and medieval references to "evolution" use it as a descriptive term for a state of nature, in which everything in nature has a certain order or purpose. This is a teleological view of nature. For example, Aristotle classified all living organisms hierarchically in his great scala naturae or Great Chain of Being, with plants at the bottom, moving through lesser animals, and on to humans at the pinnacle of creation, each becoming progressively more perfect in form. It was the medieval philosophers, such as Augustine, who began to incorporate teleological views of nature with religion: God is the designer of all creatures, and everything has a purpose and a place as ordained by Him. In current times, to some, the terms "evolution" and "God"...
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...Evolution Hvad viser fossiler? Et fossil er rester efter fortidens organismer. De viser udviklingen på jorden gennem de sidste 3,5 mia år. De viser eksempelvis fortidens dyr, som man kan se evolutionen. Hvor findes fossiler? Det findes i havbunden, når fx en fisk er død ligger den nede på havbunden og så kommer der et lag sand ovenpå og så bliver den sammenpresset og så kommer der endnu flere lag. Derefter ligger det der i millioner år og så kan man ud fra dem bevise evolution. Der findes også fossiler i klitter og klipper. Her kan eksempelvis findes græshoppefossiler, slangefossiler og andre krybdyr. Hvordan så det første liv ud? Der er ved hjælp af undersøgelser bevist at der har været vand på jorden ca 4,4 mia år, og flere forskere mener at livet på jorden opstod så snart der var vand. Man regner med at det første liv på jorden er som vist på billedet nedenunder. Man tror det opstod ved vulkaner, ved meget varme steder. For eksempel vand der ryger ud af skorstenene i vulkansprækker, der indeholder store mængder svovlbrinte og opløste metaller, har dannet giftigt vand, som bakterier kan leve i. Hvad er fordelen ved at være en enkelt celle? Og ulempen? Den høje mutationsret kan være en fordel, men kan også forsage kræft, hvilket kan få cellen til at gå helt til grunde. Den høje mutationsrate kan være til fordel, fordi den skaber bedre mulighed for at tilpasse sig. Hvad er fordelen ved at være flercellet? Og ulempen? Dens dannelse af proteiner, stofskifte...
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...Charles Darwin’s Work in the Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Kyubin Kim Texas A&M University-Commerce Charles Darwin’s Work in the Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals There are major works done by Charles Darwin such as The Origin of Species or Decent of Man. Among them, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is also one of the major works of Charles Darwin. This book was published in 1872 and was an astonishing bestseller. After more than 100 years, a new edition of Darwin’s masterpiece is published edited by Paul Ekman who is one of the world’s leading authorities on facial expressions. The third edition contains the changes Darwin had wanted at that time, but it doesn’t cover much of it. While reading the book, it is easy to understand why Expression causes such an impression nowadays. Darwin in his book mentioned the things of our everyday life such as anger, joy, love, guilt, disgust, horror, modesty, and sulkiness. In addition, he also gives a scientific renovation to this. Darwin argued that human emotions are universal, and these emotions are derived and evolves from those animals. When the book was published, it was forgotten and ignored for a long time because its’ subject matter came to be at the center of not only scientific, but also of controversy and political. Back in time, various theories of world existed and the facts of human emotions were shaped by our experiences or by our biology theory were never going to be...
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...Points of View: Evolution John Guy HUM/115 May 14, 2018 Robin Asher Points of View: Evolution Evolution has been a topic of discussion among the scientific community for years. While some believe that all humans have evolved from a single species, others believe that a divine power, “God,” created humans as we see in present form. In my opinion, human existence is a result of the evolution of a single organism. As Charles Darwin suggested, I think that genetic mutations, natural selection, and habitat played key roles in how multiple species emerged. Throughout school, biology classes have taught the anatomy of plant and animal cells. With exception to a few minor differences...
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...discovers Ishmael. As the story progresses, the two scholars establish a storyline that focuses on many key details. Such details include how man or the world came to be, evolution, the community of life, the world’s dependence on food, and most importantly takers as well as leavers. The broad thoughts in which each of these subjects is brought about captivates the reader and establishes the fundamental outline of this astounding novel. As the novel begins and the narrator is first introduced to Ishmael, one of the first sessions they have is speaking of how man came to be where we are today. Initially shocked by the question, the narrator suggests the thought of what many are told of how we can to be, the big bang or other theories. Ishmael rejects the idea of stating it is a “myth” and later saying to the narrator when he...
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