Evolution

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EVOLUTION .... 45

ALTERNATE EXPLANATIONS OF BEING ........................... 47

CONCLUSIONS ............................................... 48
INTRODUCTION


Theories explaining biological evolution have been bandied about since
the ancient Greeks, but it was not until the Enlightment of the 18th
century that widespread acceptance and development of this theory emerged.
In the mid 19th century english naturalist Charles Darwin - who has been
called the "father of evolution" - conceived of the most comprehensive
findings about organic evolution ever1. Today many of his principles still
entail modern interpretation of evolution.
I've assessed and interpreted the basis of Darwin's theories on
evolution, incorporating a number of other factors concerning evolutionary
theory in the process. Criticism of Darwin's conclusions abounds somewhat
more than has been paid tribute to, however Darwin's findings marked a
revolution of thought and ...

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of Population which proposed that environmental
factors, such as famine and disease limited human population growth5. This
had direct bearing on Darwin's theory of natural selection, furnishing him
with an enhanced conceptualization of the "survival of the fittest" - the
competition among individuals of the same species for limited resources -
the "missing piece" to his puzzle6. For fear of contradicting his father's
beliefs, Darwin did not publish his findings until he was virtually forced
after Alfred Wallace sent him a short paper almost identical to his own
extensive works on the theory of evolution. The two men presented a joint
paper to the Linnaean Society in 1958 - ...

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