Charles Darwin founded the theory of evolution.
2006-06-08 18:26:34
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answered by The Riddler 3
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Charles Darwin invented the theory of evolution and before he died admitted that it was impossible. You can test his theory by getting a pair of mice and breeding them. Chop off the tails of the babies and breed them. Do this for subsequent generations and the newborns will still be born with tails regardless of how many times you repeat the process. Chopping off tails will not change the genetics. Therefore, apes can not change into humans.
Unfortunately, his theory took off like a rocket and many so called intelligent people still believe it even though there is no proof or evidence.
There was a case of a skull that was found which was believed to be the "missing link" in Darwin's theory. It was later discovered to be a hoax.
Could there be some reason his theory is still a theory after over 100 years?
2006-06-08 18:33:46
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answered by Sunny 5
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Charles Darwin
~Before Darwin most people believed the biblical account of the creation found in Genesis, which said that God had created the universe, the various species of animal and plant life, and human beings, all in six days. This relied on the notion of faith rather than on reason.
~ Held the theory of natural selection
~Human beings were also a product of natural selection, evolving from earlier, lower, nonhuman forms of life
~wrote the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859
~argued that Life forms originate in struggle and perpetuate themselves through struggle and the outcome of the struggle was determined by “natural selection” or what is known as “survival of the fittest”
~Strong survived and others died out
~This theory was aimed at the political failures of idealism
2006-06-13 08:48:47
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answered by Jackie 5
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I am sorryto rbeak it to you..Charles Darwin is dead and has been for MANY years. Like close to a hundred, over that in years. He fathered Darwininsm and evolution. However on his dying bed he denounced his own works and grasped creationism and God.
We can thank Darwin for Hitlers views on Jews and World War II. Hitler was "normal" until he read "origin of the species" and felt that people were inferior and it started with the Jews.
2006-06-08 18:27:24
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answered by Who dat 5
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Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientific community of the occurrence of evolution and proposing the theory that this could be explained through natural and sexual selection. This theory is now considered the central explanatory theory in biology.
He developed an interest in natural history while studying first medicine, then theology, at university. Darwin's five-year voyage on the Beagle and subsequent writings brought him fame as an author and as a scientist. His biological observations led him to study the transmutation of species and, in 1838, develop his theory of natural selection. Aware of the controversial nature of his beliefs, he only confided in his closest friends and continued his research to meet anticipated objections. However, in 1858 he learnt that Alfred Russel Wallace had developed a similar theory leading to early joint publication of the theory.
His 1859 book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (usually abbreviated to The Origin of Species) established evolution by common descent as the dominant scientific explanation of diversifity in nature. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, continued his research, and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, including mankind, notably The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
In recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton.
2006-06-08 18:31:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Charles Darwin was the official naturalist aboard the H.M.S. Beagle during its world voyage of 1831-36. His observations during the journey led to the development of his theory of evolution. In 1858 he published his ideas of natural selection, and a year later he defined his theories in his Origin of the Species. Darwin's theories started a controversy that continues to this day. Although he was a religious man himself and once considered a career in the church, his theory of evolution is considered by some to be contrary to biblical teachings and therefore destructive to religion.
2006-06-08 18:26:39
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answered by insatiable_kajal 2
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Ok- Charles Darwin was the creator of the theory of evolution- involving the evolution of the species and the survival of the fittest...look it up in more detail it's very interesting to study.
2006-06-08 18:27:34
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answered by Mrs.Foster 4
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Look him up on www.Wikipedia.com..search: Charles Darwin..You will find an adequate amount of information there...Oh and by the way, his theory is right..EVOLUTION baby! not creation!!
we have evolved in 4,000 years..but REAL significant CHANGE takes TIME..dumb*ss...that's why its called evolution..It takes time to EVOLVE..takes millions and millions of years..what a close minded fantasy(God) loving retard Chewy is...
when will people wake up and stop using the defense "why aren't the apes today evolving into humans"...THEY ARE! BUT VERY VERY VERY SLOWLY!!..
2006-06-08 18:27:16
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answered by Anonymous
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HE Was an English naturalist who established the theory of organic evolution known as Darwinism...
2006-06-08 18:27:47
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answered by vish 1
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Darwin created the theory of evelution.Meaning you and i are decendents of apes, or we werent created as we are. Those darwin theorys have pretty much been shot down though. They are pretty much on their last leg.
2006-06-08 18:31:18
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answered by crgcarroll 5
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