Post by Andrew Craig on Oct 2, 2015 1:22:01 GMT
1. Why is the theory of evolution is important in understanding how human beings behave?
The theory of evolution is important in understanding how human beings behave, because it is in our DNA. What I mean by this is to understand how human beings behave comes down to the genes in our DNA which we got by millions and millions years of evolution. The way humans behave has to do with our genes evolving and adapting to our surroundings, just like any other species would do. For example, in The DNA of Consciousness by Andrea Diem-Lane there is an excerpt from Animal Minds by Donald R. Griffin that states “Captive Beaver have modified their customary patterns of lodge and dam building by piling material around a vertical pole at the top of which was located food that they could not otherwise reach.” This has nothing to do with humans parse, but the beaver used its skills and knowledge to get the food. Just as if a human would behave if they were in a similar situation. A human would use its hands and surroundings to maybe build their way up or just climb the pole, which are all things that we got through the evolution of our DNA. In conclusion, evolution and human behavior are very much intertwined, such as it would be for any other species.
2. Which question do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
Evolutionary theory can answer many questions, but for me there are some it cannot. The question for me would be. We are all evolved for one species, but how was that one species or being created? Was it created by some form of chemical or biological reaction or was it placed on earth by something extraterrestrial? My understating of evolution is all species evolved from one creature, which can be traced through DNA, buy somehow that creature became what it was and for me evolution cannot explain that. I am not a religious person so I do not believe that god did it or some mythical being created the creature we evolved from. What I do believe is that science has an answer to this question but the theory of evolution cannot explain it. Science will come up with an answer to this question, but it will just be a matter of time.
The theory of evolution is important in understanding how human beings behave, because it is in our DNA. What I mean by this is to understand how human beings behave comes down to the genes in our DNA which we got by millions and millions years of evolution. The way humans behave has to do with our genes evolving and adapting to our surroundings, just like any other species would do. For example, in The DNA of Consciousness by Andrea Diem-Lane there is an excerpt from Animal Minds by Donald R. Griffin that states “Captive Beaver have modified their customary patterns of lodge and dam building by piling material around a vertical pole at the top of which was located food that they could not otherwise reach.” This has nothing to do with humans parse, but the beaver used its skills and knowledge to get the food. Just as if a human would behave if they were in a similar situation. A human would use its hands and surroundings to maybe build their way up or just climb the pole, which are all things that we got through the evolution of our DNA. In conclusion, evolution and human behavior are very much intertwined, such as it would be for any other species.
2. Which question do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
Evolutionary theory can answer many questions, but for me there are some it cannot. The question for me would be. We are all evolved for one species, but how was that one species or being created? Was it created by some form of chemical or biological reaction or was it placed on earth by something extraterrestrial? My understating of evolution is all species evolved from one creature, which can be traced through DNA, buy somehow that creature became what it was and for me evolution cannot explain that. I am not a religious person so I do not believe that god did it or some mythical being created the creature we evolved from. What I do believe is that science has an answer to this question but the theory of evolution cannot explain it. Science will come up with an answer to this question, but it will just be a matter of time.
