PHIL 2400 1st editionLecture 16Unit: Evolution in Schools? Part 1Required readings:“In the Beginning” from God on Trial p. 281 - 318Outline of Current Lecture I. Origin of the SpeciesII. Social DarwinismIII. FundamentalsIV. 1922 TennesseeV. TheoryCurrent Lecture Origin of the Species 1868 By Charles Darwin Described natural selection and how traits would be passed from generation to generation if they helped them survive Sexual Selection – traits that attracted mates were also passed down from generation to generation on the basis that they produced more offspring i.e. birds with long tail feathers attract the opposite sex and are then naturally bred for even longer tail feathers Controversial Part Humans are a part of this natural selection Shared an ancestor with apes Original reaction Generally accepted by theologians Shared idea that God could work with evolution or through evolution Social Darwinism Emerged in late 1800s Idea that certain humans are better than other humans because of evolutionary processes working to create better races of humans Theologians strongly opposed Fueled prejudices against immigrants arriving in America at the time Fundamentals Early 1900s Evolutionary theory draws the focus away from GodThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Against the growing secularism movement within Christianity 1922 Tennesse Law Unlawful for any teacher to teach anything that syas humans descended from a lower lifeform 1925 John Scopes Volunteered to teach evolution to students Was fined but Fundamentals saw they while they won the battle, they lost the war Theory In Everyday life – the word is used as an idea with no scientific basis In Scientific world – it has been tested and retested and verified so that it is a widely accepted scientific
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