Origin Of Species Dbq

The theory of origin of species by Darwin came out in 1859, and how our world really began has been a controversial topic throughout time. Darwin hypothesized that all species originated from one or more original beings. For example, Darwin claimed humans have evolved from apes. This theory challenged the prevailing view at that time, and was questioned by the fields of science and religion. Nevertheless, in the 156 years after the theory was published, the debate continues on how the world has been created. People from different fields tried to use scientific, biblical and theoretical evidence to prove their viewpoint. Based on different viewpoints, people have provided different reasons for the origin of life. In all the evidence that people

People’s view about the beginning of time has changed a lot since the theory of origin of species came out. Doc 1 is a part of a major concept from the book The Origin of Species, which caused a firestorm in the field of science. In Doc 1, Darwin stated that all the species are evolved by the natural selection. Darwin argued, “It may be said that natural selection is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, every variation, even the slightest” (Doc 1). The idea that people have evolved from the results of natural selection ‘daily and hourly’ is declared in Doc 1. However, most of the people at that time believed in creationism, which is that God created the world and all the species. So this theory of natural selection completely overturned the traditional view of creationism. Regardless, after

This perspective is different from the other kind. It didn’t deny either the evolution of scientific theory or creationism by biblical belief. But at the same time, they didn’t take a clear stand for what they believe. They gave out their thoughts and waited for more discoveries. For instance, in Doc 6, the author mentioned Ussher’s date of when the world was created, and later Wells stated this as a “fantastically precise misconception.” The author didn’t show his own view but says, “a debate that had been running since Ussher’s date appeared in the Bible…At its heart is an inquiry of great significance to both religion and science-the research for the beginning of time” (Doc 6). As a non- professional, it is quiet normal of not giving a clear statement of how did the world starts. Then in Doc 3, Barnes’s scientific observation showed signs that the entire history of earth is only within a few thousand years, “the earth’s magnetic field has been measurably decaying at an exponential rate, demonstrating its half-life to be approximately 1,400 years” (Doc 3). As a professional and a scientist, he gave out an interesting statement which is differed from most of the scientific evidence. On the other hand, Doc 7 shows a new idea of intelligent design, “It is the possibility that an intelligent cause made fully formed and functional creatures” (Doc 7). The author made a hypothesis by using the word