Corvus+2014-15+Darwinism

Aim-Tina: Darwinism originally stemmed from Darwin’s theory of evolution and a few of his other theories. “ Darwin's supporters - Hooker, Lyell and Thomas Huxley - rallied to his defence, beginning a battle that culminated in the famous debate between Huxley and Bishop Wilberforce at the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Oxford, in June 1860” (“How Darwin Won…”). He had gone through months of trouble with other people due to differing opinions but in the end he was managing to learn more about the world and teach and inform others about his learnings. He, as many other scientists, experiment and learn and then give out said learned information to teach and inform other people. However many people were against what Darwin spoke out about because of their own beliefs. “In fact, the Darwinism worldview leads directly to certain clear moral and religious teachings about the origin, purpose, and ultimate meaning of life that are diametrically opposed to the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faiths” (“The Effect of…”). Darwinism has been spoken about in many forms and used in many ways however that will never disguise how many people still, to this day, disagree with it. Darwinism aimed to teach people more through science and analysis, regardless of agreeance or disagreeance.

Works Cited: “How Darwin Won the Evolutionary Race”. The Guardian, n.d. Web. 6 November 2013. “The Effect of Darwinism on Morality and Christianity”. Institute Creation Research, n.d. Web. 6 November 2013.

Audience-Connor: The audience of evolution is essentially everyone in the entire world. Charles Darwin observed the changes in species across the planet. The ways they live, die, and breed. This, to people around the time Darwin was alive, was an outrage. A theory. Although it has been proven to be correct, people in modern day still name it a theory. Therefore, an audience is the religious audience. “Historians have documented meticulously the fact that Darwinism has had a devastating impact, not only on Christianity, but also on theism” (ICR). Through this there have been anti darwin groups, schools that refuse to teach his findings-- as well as the other audience. The darwin supporters. Those that side and know evolution for a fact based off countless experiments and fight to support the teachings in schools. Just like in the old days “society members were summoned to hear the news of a theory that has gone on to cause more offence and trouble to our species than any other in our history” (Guardian). They still fight today to control the groups of people that do not wish for knowledge and wish to stay stagnant in development for the rest of their lives. The audiences clash on a daily basis-- and will for a long time. It is a neverending battle, darwinism is.

Works Cited: “How Darwin Won the Evolutionary Race”. The Guardian, n.d. Web. 6 November 2013. “The Effect of Darwinism on Morality and Christianity”. Institute Creation Research, n.d. Web. 6 November 2013.

Historical-Cassidy: The theory of evolution was a concept not embraced by most people due to the lack of knowledge and understanding they had on the topic. Charles Darwin’s theories and observations changed the way that all people understood the past and allowed better, more accurate data to be collected. Darwin theorized about natural selection, where a species most used traits accumulate over time, which Darwin said was the basis for evolution (All About Science). Before Darwin’s time period, people only believed in the religious explanations for how life came to be on Earth (United States History). People found it hard to embrace these new theories, they weren’t easily accepted by society. There were few people who actually listened to Darwin’s ideas on evolution, but his ideas became more accepted after time passed. The historical impact of Darwinism was that people weren’t accepting of new ideas that went against their religion, it caused a religious uproar. Evolution has been since accepted by the science world and this has changed the information known about the past of planet Earth.

Works Cited: "Darwin's Theory Of Evolution." //Darwin's Theory Of Evolution //. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. "Social Darwinism: The Theory of Evolution Applied to Human Society." //Social Darwinism: The Theory of Evolution Applied to Human Society //. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.

Cultural-Jesus: When Darwinism was first introduced, it was culturally unacceptable. Usually when a new idea is cast it is reviewed by a power, and most of the powers of the day decided against Darwinism. RJ Berry, a geneticist, said of the matter “In England, for example, the Church reacted badly to Darwin's theory, going so far as to say that to believe it was to imperil your soul.”(Berry) Even in some areas today, Darwinism is culturally unaccepted, but some areas, especially in the Eastern Hemisphere, were more than accepting of Darwinism. Some claimed it even went with and supported their religion. Darwinism even went on to help communism and some Latin American nations and politicians. For the Western Hemisphere, Darwinism is an attempt to “kill God” by leaving the Creationism ideals behind for the scientific Darwinism. Some, including 19th century scientists in Russia, rejected both and went for a “mutual air theory” in which species evolve together, disagreeing with both ideas.

Berry, R. J. "Darwin and Culture." Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. "Other Links." Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History by Barbara Larson and Sabine Flach. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.