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DARWINIAN
REVOLUTION
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The Darwinian revolution, occurring around 1859, has a special place in
evolutionary thought, as it destroyed the old view of humans as
miraculously special. The mechanism of natural selection, used by 90% of
evolutionists, breaks with the pre-Origin past. Darwinian thinking is central
to the modernism debate, with the question of whether to continue old ways
or embrace a post-Enlightenment world with secular reason and evidence.
WHO RRE THE KEY fIgURES IN THE
REVOLUTION?
Key People: Patrick Matthew; Edward Blyth;
William Wells; Herbert Spencer;
Key Ideas: The logic of natural selection; Evolution
as fact, pathway & mechanism; Analysis of
selection events in Galapagoes finches; Analysis
of selection in peppered moths; Types of selection;
Sexual selection; Darwinism.
HOW DID THE REVOLUTION RDVRNCE
MODERN SCIENCE RND SCIENTIfIC
THINKINg RT THE TIME?
The Darwinian revolution, ignited by Charles Darw in's
theory of evolution by natural selection, significantly
adva nced modern science by unifying biology,
emphasizing empirical evidence and naturalistic
explanations, making testable predictions, and
impacting various scientific disciplines. It challenged
religious views, fostered ethical and philosophical
discussions, and promoted a more secular, evidencebased approach to understanding life on Earth,
reshaping the scientific landscape and influencing
fields beyond biology.
WHRT CO NTROVERSIES MET THE
REVOLUTION
As of the time span of the Darwinian intellectual revolution, it is considered to be one of the
most controversial there is. The reason for this began with the publication of his book entitled
“On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,” as the name suggests, it had
introduced Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to the be known throughout the globe and
its people. Although there are those who came into agreement with the proposed theory,
others have rejected Darwin’s theory entirely as it contradicts with the bible’s story of
creation under the book of genesis and therefore goes against the church’s teachings.
KEY
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REVOLUTION
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