Charles Darwin and Natural Selection

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One of the most influential people in modern day biology and geology is Charles Darwin. His advances in the fields still have impact to this day. His theory of Natural Selection made tidal waves through the scientific community all across the world. Darwin’s theories and studies are still a topic of conflict. Many Christians still dispute his theories, standing strong to their ideas of Creationism.
Biographical Information
On February 12, 1809 one of the mostly highly respected and controversial scientists was born (“Charles Darwin”). Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England to a family of eight (“Charles Darwin”). He was the second youngest of the children, and was a child of great wealth and privilege (“Charles Darwin”). Darwin was born into a long line of scientists (“Charles Darwin”). At age eight, Susanna, Darwin’s mother died (“Charles Darwin”).
In 1817, at the age of sixteen Darwin was sent to a day school in Shrewsbury (Scientific Biography 565). While there it was determined that Darwin was a slow learner (Scientific Biography 565). In 1818 Darwin was enrolled into the Shrewsbury School under the supervision of Dr. Samuel Butler (Scientific Biography 565). While there the curriculum was focused on the classics, some ancient history, and geography (Scientific Biography 565). Charles claimed the school taught him nothing, and he stated “The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank.” (Scientific Biography 565). Darwin was publicly rebuked by the headmaster for wasting time on chemical experiments (Scientific Biography 565). In 1825 he was removed from Shrewsbury School and began the study of medicine at Edinburg University (Scientific Biography 565).

Because of his repulsion to blood, Darwin wasn...

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...is theory of natural selection. Creationism is still widely accepted and defended by Christians. Darwin’s determined life of research paid off and is considered one of the most important scientists in the field of biology to this day.

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