In my class on “history and systems of psychology”, I am being taught the different scientific revolutions, including Darwins Evolutionism. Our professor stated that Darwinism came and crossed out our previous perception of intelligent design. First, I must disagree. In no way does Darwinisms theory of evolution attempt to explain the origins of life; his manifesto focuses on adaptation and survival, not on origin and existence. Second, He stated that it changed the way we previously believed about life. Originally we believed that there were three facets to life. Plants, animals, and humans. Today, the break up exists differently, where as the three main groups are Bacteria, plants, and animals. Humans are a subspecies of animals. I also noticed how the prof mentioned in a dismissive tone how religious groups were resistant to this idea. At first I didn’t see a huge distinction between believers in Cross Species Evolution and those who believe in Creationism. Yet the claims that humans arrived from animals must be questioned. For if this is truth, its implications are quite dangerous. In 1 Corinthians 15:39 it states “For all flesh is not the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for beasts, another for birds, and another for fish.” This verse talks more about our existence than our origins, and those uneducated about the evolution debate should focus on this point when conversing with unbelievers. For from this we recognize that “we must not live like beasts, as we do not die like them” (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary).
Darwin “If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down” (origin of the species).
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