This is the theory created by charles darwin. Saying that evolution has occured and was done so over time by natural selection. How do you think it has impacted our work, values, way of thinking etc today?
2006-11-17 07:16:51 · 6 answers · asked by Pogo Sticky 2 in Environment
It changed biology from observational to analytical science. The science of heredity, turned to genetics with Mendel and Morgan, the molecular genetics with Watson and Crick. This has had a massive impact on food production, medicine, and criminology. The single biggest effect on our current mindset is the Darwin Awards. Unfortunately, we went through the era of Social Darwinism, and saw efforts at eugenics. People may still use Darwinism as an excuse for racism, but similar excuses preceded "Origin of Species".
2006-11-17 10:46:29 · answer #1 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the same way that the heliocentric theory of Copernicus did. It caused a lot of controversy and many people fought against it, and even though it is pretty well proved today there are still a few kooks, like the flat Earth society, who do not accept it. I think this fight against evolution will be just as embarrassing to future Christians as the persecution of Galileo is to the Catholic Church today.
2006-11-17 16:40:21 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has impacted medicine a great deal. For example, TB has evolved considerably and our old treatments no longer work on it. So they've studied it's evolution and refined the treatments accordingly.
2006-11-17 17:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helped move science out of the grip of religious Pharisees and into the hands of scientists. We then were more freely able to explore our universe and learn things that have advanced man kind. I think it has helped us see the truth.
2006-11-17 16:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as "Darwinian" evolution, it really has not had any significant contribution to practical science. It has given Naturalists a straw to grasp as they seek a philosophy to prop up their naturalistic world view. Socially and Politically, it has been used to foster genocide and conquest of the "inferior races" by those who thought themselves more superior as Hitler and the Japanese did in WW ll. Understanding micro evolution has helped the medical field produce medicines and the agriculturists to produce better crops.
2006-11-18 02:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ernesto 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It made society a hopeless mess cause of his books of lies
2006-11-17 15:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by Wut_eva14 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋