Evolution, Religion and Charles Darwin

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This paper discusses how it seems that science and religion, as far as evolution is concerned, can never come to a consensus on whether life evolved from lower forms as maintained by Charles Darwin or was created by a divine God.

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"Of course, science and religion have become tow of the most dominant forces in today's world and the battle between logic and superstition continues to affect many aspects of modern society. Although opinions have changed since the days of Charles Darwin and the time of the famous "Scope's Monkey Trial" in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925, science and religion, especially in the area of evolution, continue to seek answers to some very basic questions, such as exactly how life originated on Earth and the direction in which life is heading. The fact that scientists and theologians frequently arrive at different answers to these questions is not surprising, for both utilize vastly divergent approaches to find answers to these and other seminal questions on existence. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Darwin, Francis, Ed. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters. 3 Vols. London: John Murray, 1887. (One of the best works on the life and times of Charles Darwin, written by his son who often helped his father with his various manuscripts).
• Hanson, Robert W., Ed. Science and Creation: Geological, Theological and Educational Perspectives. 5th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. (An excellent sourcebook on various viewpoints related to the science of geology, religion and how evolution fits in with education in the classroom).
• Mayr, Ernst. What Evolution Is. New York: Basic Books, 2001. (A basic work on the underlying principles of evolution and its scientific worth).
• Palumbi, Stephen R. The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolving Change. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. (This work focuses primarily on how man has affected nature via his technological intrusions).
• Smith, John Maynard. The Theory of Evolution. London: Pelican Press, 1975. (A great work by a noted scientist; explains Darwin's theory and how he came to formulate it during his voyages to the Galapagos Islands and South America).

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