Discussions On Darwin

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through the filter of natural selection. Man was supplied with both physical and intellectual traits that were responsible for allowing him to surmount the other species living beside him. He was able to use his physical traits in order to become the greatest predator, and severely diminish the possibility of become another species prey. His physical traits were also very adaptable and so man was able to change with the environment and continue to flourish, as other species became extinct. Man was also able to use his mind to continue winning in the game of survival. He created society, which set him apart from his animal counterparts, which had evolved from the same ancestor. It is foolish to say that man is wholly responsible for his rise because he played absolutely no role in choosing the characteristics that helped his species flourish. Man rose from his humble beginning to the summit of the organic scale more by chance than intent. He was lucky enough to have possessed ...

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states that man was in no way responsible for the characteristics that allowed him to rise to the top of the food chain so quickly. Man’s ancestor possessed these qualities, and they were then passed along to man because they proved to be beneficial in the game of survival. Darwin felt that the traits were chosen for man, but it was the human’s role to choose what to do with those attributes. Man could have remained content with the qualities given to him and live only with the intention of finding a mate and food in order to make sure that the species survived. However, man was able to use the characteristics that only he possesses to create society and culture. Man had no choice ...

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