Intelligent Design and Natural Selection

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This paper examines how, ever since Charles Darwin wrote the "Origin of Species", other theories have been suggested to explain the variation in life forms. In particular, it looks at how, despite the fact that natural selection has been the prevailing theory since the 1800s, over the last decade or so, an increasing number of scientists in microbiology and mathematics, lawyers, philosophers, theologians, and teachers, are once again strongly supporting intelligent design. It discusses both theories and presents their cases as suitable explanations of life.

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"The Darwinian theory of evolution states that one of the prime motives for all species is to reproduce and survive, passing on the genetic information of the species from one generation to the next. Species, however, tend to produce more offspring than the environment can support. The resources required to nourish these individuals puts pressure on the size of the species population, which leads to increased competition Some organisms will not survive. The organisms that are better suited to their environment, or exhibit more desirable characteristics, have a better chance of survival. This is referred to as "survival of the fittest" (Mayr 118)"

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