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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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