Theories of evolution

Question 1

What is the Christian view of the origin of life on our planet and how is it opposed to the theory of evolution by natural selection ?

Answer 1

All life and creation arose in a flash

evolution doe snot exist because everything was fully formed

Question 2

2 reasons why the creation myths of various religions were so widely believed and seldom questioned ?

Answer 2

Lack of understanding - group of scientific ideas was extremely limited

Danger of protection / execution

Question 3

What was Lamarck’s theory of evolution ?

Answer 3

It suggests that species develop a change in response to need e.g to get to a food source

Question 4

What is the problem with Lamarck’s theory of evolution ?

Answer 4

No mechanism to explain how this happened

Question 5

What is Charles Darwin’s theory on evolution ?

Answer 5

In every generation of a species there are wave offspring than required.

The offspring have a advantage they are more likely to breed and pass it on

Question 6

What evidence suggest that Darwin’s theory is accurate

Answer 6

The fossil record shows the progress of evolution from our earlier ancestors