Corvus+Darwinism

Darwinism Aim Aaron Archuleta 

Darwinism is the explanation that all organisms came to be through evolutionary processes of natural selection. The natural selection of a species is the adaptation that best aids the species in the environment that it lives in, allowing it to survive. Over time through the process of natural selection, species begin to branch off creating sub-species or even entirely new species. However this process does not occur overnight as Joel Hanes, analyst of Darwinism, explains in his essay. “Darwin did not claim that evolutionary change is slow and continuous -- only that it does not proceed by ‘jumps’ in a single generation… Rather, the change took place in a series of intermediate, perhaps nearly insensible, steps in successive generations” (Hanes). Though in modern society these evolutionary changes can be viewed as the adaptation in human society and the interaction between nations. These characteristics of Darwinism are explained as the evolution of species, but it can similarly be applied to societies. The process of natural selection that can be explained in society is stated by James Lennox. “Whatever the cause of the generation of a variation may be, the role of selection is to accumulate those already present variations that happen to be beneficial” (Lennox). The evolution of society is applied to the generations and the variations of technology and issues presented in those generations. Over time these applications of generations evolved a society that advances quickly and that have developed weapons in order to survive. Darwinism explains the fundamental explanation of how the human society developed into the society it is today.

Hanes, Joel. "What Is Darwinism?" What Is Darwinism? N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.  Lennox, James, Lennox,. "Darwinism." Stanford University. Stanford University, 13 Aug. 2004. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

Audience Nick Nickerson 

Darwinism is Charles Darwin’s explanation of how humans have came to be. It is the explanation that organisms have evolved through natural selection. Darwin explained this process in his book The Origin of the Species. This book and explanation was highly controversial, in that nothing of it’s type has been put out before. Darwinism affects nearly everyone in the world from the time of it’s publishing in that it explains how humans have came to be in widely accepted way. Endean, John. “Charles Darwin and His Impact”. The Rice Standard, 24 November 2009. Web. 8 November 2013. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuazon, Francesca. “The Darwinian Theory and its Impact on Our Lives and Society”. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">n.p., 20 Sept 2006. Web. 8 November 2013.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center;">Historical <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center;">Jasmine Garner



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">For countless centuries, the idea of an all-powerful God creating life was the dominating belief as to how different beings formed on the Earth. However, in the nineteenth century, Charles Darwin began studying, traveling, and recording his observations regarding his notion of the formation of species: evolution by natural selection (Tuazon). His observations, now collectively termed Darwinism, consist of the idea of all species branching off from common ancestors and adapting in order to have the ability to survive in different parts of the world. At the time, his hypotheses were extremely radical to the Church and the beliefs it had instilled in the people; therefore, his ideas became some of the most revolutionary ones in the history of science (Gonzalez). His discoveries, however, were considered by enough fellow scientists that they eventually realized there was no other way to clearly explain the evidence he’d found on his voyages throughout the world. Over time, he became widely accepted by the entire science community and his discoveries were, though at first radical, indispensable to the modern science world.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Gonzales, Paula. “Evolution and the Catholic Church: Are They in Conflict?”. Franciscan Media, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">n.d. Web. 6 November 2013.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tuazon, Francesca. “The Darwinian Theory and its Impact on Our Lives and Society”. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">n.p., 20 Sept 2006. Web. 4 November 2013.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center;">Cultural <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center;">Jasmine Garner



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The most prominent effect that resulted from Darwin’s ideas was groundbreaking. In introducing his realizations to the world, he was also converting them: “Darwin’s evidence did not agree with Creationism...This caused [chaos] with the Christian church in his time” (Tuazon). Not only was Darwin disclosing his revelations to the scientific world, he was also directly challenging what the Christian church had believed for thousands of years. Naturally deemed a heretic, he was generally discredited by the people who were ardent about the idea of Creationism. However, believers soon realized that his theory actually made sense: “As a result of the widespread acceptance of Darwinism, the Christian moral basis of society was undermined” (Bergman). In other words, Darwin’s publications led to a vast change in society, in which Christianity and the Church were not the only dominating systems. His ideas of adaptation and natural selection not only challenged the Church, they also provided the basis for later scientific discoveries. As John Endean states in his expository article on Darwin: “His idea of natural selection is the cornerstone for modern evolutionary thought, and provided a basis for scientists to better understand biology” (“Charles Darwin”). Essentially, he provided the keystone observations which opened the door to all the discoveries the world knows of today. Overall, the contributions that Darwin made to society, both religiously and scientifically, were seminal and have led to countless new discoveries about the way the Earth and all its species have formed.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bergman, Jerry. “The Effect of Darwinism on Morality and Christianity”. Institute for Creative <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Research, n.d. 5 November 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Endean, John. “Charles Darwin and His Impact”. The Rice Standard, 24 November 2009. Web. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">5 November 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tuazon, Francesca. “The Darwinian Theory and its Impact on Our Lives and Society”. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">n.p., 20 Sept 2006. Web. 4 November 2013.