Do you see Darwinism as a truth, a opinion or something else?

Question

Mellisa....sound point, he was always at odds with what he discovered....as was his crew

ejc 11 what!

Sorry, for those that have never heard of it....Darwinism is the descriptive of Darwins study and works......we used it often when i was at uni....thank you David and yes it is on Wikepeda..

In the 19th century context in which Darwin's Origin of Species was first received, "Darwinism" came to stand for an entire range of evolutionary (and often revolutionary) philosophies about both biology and society. One of the more prominent approaches was that summed in the phrase "survival of the fittest" by the philosopher Herbert Spencer, which was later taken to be emblematic of Darwinism even though Spencer's own understanding of evolution was more Lamarckian than Darwinian, and predated the publication of Darwin's theory. What we now call "Social Darwinism" was, in its day, synonymous with "Darwinism" — the application of Darwinian principles of "struggle" to society, usually in support of anti-philanthropic political agendas. Another interpretation, one notably favored by Darwin's half-cousin Francis Galton, was that Darwinism implied that because natural selection was apparently no longer working on "civilized" people it was possible for "inferior" strains of people (who woul

hope the above clears it up for those who thought i just made up a word

Answer 1

First things first, Darwin was Christian. that's what everyone seems to be forgetting. Now, if his studies were truly false, then do we at all adapt to situations? We move, we adapt to new climates, new people, new situations. If anything, we evolve more than the animals he studied.

Answer 2

Darwinism is a term for the underlying theory in those ideas of Charles Darwin concerning evolution and natural selection. Discussions of Darwinism usually focus on evolution by natural selection, but sometimes Darwinism is taken to mean evolution more broadly, or other ideas not directly associated with the work of Darwin.

Answer 3

If you are talking about Darwin's book the Origins of the Species then it is a well researched, well written and very important book. Of course Darwin did not get everything right as he did not have the tools and discoveries we have today but the his basics are quite correct as has been proved by new evidence time and time again. Of course if you just read creationists comments about his work you will get very bias and incorrect conclusion as they tend to take bits out of context and even distort them to them to try and justify their untenable and indefensible opinions

Answer 4

I think the Theory of Evolution is a theory which is standing the test of time and has to be taken seriously and taught to our children. But by theory I mean the mechanisms around DNA, mutation, selection etc.
I am very concerned that it is becoming more like a religion with some commentators talking about meaning, inevitable consequences etc etc. The mutations are random and amoral.

Answer 5

There is no such thing as Darwinism. If you are talking about evolution I see it as a scientific theory with overwhelming empirical evidence of its truth.

Do you all not understand that science is not static? There has been an unbelievable amount of research and discovery since the time Darwin.

Answer 6

Could you define "Darwinism"?

Obviously I could "wiky" it, but then I wouldn't know if we were on the same page, as many people equate Darwinism with the current theory of evolution. Sorry to make such a tough request!

It seems to be a philosophy and matter of semantics.

Answer 7

I see Darwin's theory of evolution as part of mankind's natural curiousity about the world about the world around us and about how we are to fit into it. Darwinism is a step in the human journey into knowledge.

Answer 8

Darwin is like Freud: Once regarded as something of a demigod, now understood to be a very early and often erring part of the formative big picture.

Peace

Answer 9

I view parts of it as true (Macro-Evolution side, such as survival of the fittest, as it makes logical sense for the members of a species that are the most fit to have a better chance to survive and pass their genes on), and parts of it as theory that are extremely hard to prove (Micro-Evolution side, mutation) or not able to prove ever.

Answer 10

Darwin made alot of interesting theories which made sense, but he is overrated just because he was White.