Darwin and his theory of evolution
Darwin's Proposition
Artificial selection and it's effect although it was applied on a small number of generations
Imagine the changes which might be effected if there were a similar force acting in nature over millions of years
the selective action of the struggle for existence between species and within species
If a change occurs in the environment, individuals will be exposed to new circumstances;These changes will favour the transmission of features that are advantageous in the new conditions.
prinicipale of evidence
Darwin's misconceptions
Evolution is a ladder of progress
evolutionary theory is a theory about the origin of life
the fact that the fossil record is not complete shows evolutionary theory to be false
evolution is not observable or testable
it is observable
the fossil record
study of living species(Darwin's finches)
Evolution and religion are imcompatible
Artificial selection
Darwin and Newton
both formulated theories that enabled people to understand the universe in a radically different way
Natural selection
It was the process of interaction between:
changes in the enviroment
competition between species
variation between species
EXCESS of procreation over the numbers the environment can support
