Did Darwin Kill God?
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The document discusses Charles Darwin's life, highlighting his research on evolution and the development of his ideas over a span of 20 years after his voyage on the HMS Beagle. It details the controversy his theory of evolution sparked, particularly its conflict with religious beliefs of the time, and the mixed reactions it garnered from society. Furthermore, it mentions differing perspectives on the compatibility of evolution and belief in God.
Did Darwin Kill God?
- 1. Did Darwin kill God? ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 2. Charles Darwin's life represented the essence of science. He was naturally curious and reflective and a keen observer who was always gathering evidence to explain the world around him. Darwin spent 18 months at sea on the HMS beagle developing his theory of evolution. He then spent a later 20 years gathering evidence. Darwin wanted to demonstrate that new species could be created from a common ancestor by the accumulation of small changes over generations. ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 3. Darwin developed his ideas in private. He repeatedly delayed publishing his ideas, dreading the controversy they would generate, for the conclusions that his research had led him to draw were at odds with the dominant belief at the time: that God created all species in their that God created all species in their present form, not that they had evolved through present form, not that they had evolved through natural selection. natural selection. No question, many of the more conservative members of the church and the scientific establishment despised on the Origin of Species when it was published in 1859. ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 4. Darwin’s theory of evolution caused a split in opinions: Charles Darwin really solved the problem Charles Darwin really solved the problem of existence, the problem of the existence of existence, the problem of the existence of all living things --humans, animals, of all living things humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria. Everything we know plants, fungi, bacteria. Everything we know about life, Darwin explained…. Most about life, Darwin explained…. Most people believe that we are cousins of people believe that we are cousins of monkeys, cousins of cows, cousins of monkeys, cousins of cows, cousins of aardvarks. That's completely accepted by aardvarks. That's completely accepted by anyone who knows anything about science. anyone who knows anything about science. Richard Dawkins: Ultra Darwinist ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 5. Darwin was wrong….The Bible clearly teaches that humans and dinosaurs (called "dragons" in the past) were created on the same day. ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 6. Then we have those we believe that the Evolution theory and God are Completely compatible. ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog
- 7. Then we have those we believe that the Evolution theory and God are Completely compatible. ©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog