Post by bimaa on Nov 10, 2015 7:13:37 GMT
Why is the theory of evolution so important in understanding how human beings behave? Which questions do you think evolutionary theory cannot answer?
The theory of evolution would support and also give a reason for human behavior based upon the readings and films from this week. The belief would be that our behaviors are inherited, other behaviors we learn and acquire from our environment and for the behaviors that we acquire that we find useful we retain them, and when we have offspring we then pass those behaviors on to them much like a foundation for them to build upon and then further develop, as the behaviors are passed on from generation to generation. Our reading the “DNA of Consciousness,” shared and offered a great analogy that human beings are like books full of information, our behaviors, functions, and history broken down into chapters. When two human beings come together to produce a child, that is where the combination of two different human lives takes place, of course there are physical characteristics that all human share and that would be expected to be given to offspring as well, but then we have to consider behavior. No one human thinks exactly or acts exactly like the other. We receive certain behaviors from our parents and our families, but then we also develop our own behaviors based upon our environments and our experiences. The film “Pivotal Consciousness,” gave a little insight into this theory. As our minds develop we begin to ask why. We remain grounded in the things we already know, but at the same time we are curious and want to obtain new information and a new understanding about the world around us. As Socrates stated “an unexamined life is not worth living.” Meaning that we should always be eager to learn more and question the universe we live in.
For the questions that the evolutionary theory cannot answer, is what about the elements of fundamental aspects of this universe that remain unchanged. How do we explain the variation and differences of every single species. Fire remains unchanged and it is just that fire, earth (soil) unless manipulated by man remains unchanged, water remains unchanged, and their air we breathe remains unchanged. How does evolution explain what does not evolve. While watching one of the films, the statement was presented “ do not fix, what is not broken,” so one might argue that some elements are fine the way they are, but then who or what dictates what needs to fixed, from what is already in is most supreme or substantial form. What theory or what scientific concept placed the origin of mankind here. Did things just appear? If we did in fact evolve from animals, why do we not still see animals evolving into human form? It is possible for evolution to just stop? Wouldn’t that the only counter argument needed, how can evolution exists if species do not continue to evolve. Yes, it is clear that the things we create evolve as the information we library and store evolves? My only concern with the theory of evolution is that it often does not provide a solid origin of life, or a valid explanation for that that appears is not evolving.
The theory of evolution would support and also give a reason for human behavior based upon the readings and films from this week. The belief would be that our behaviors are inherited, other behaviors we learn and acquire from our environment and for the behaviors that we acquire that we find useful we retain them, and when we have offspring we then pass those behaviors on to them much like a foundation for them to build upon and then further develop, as the behaviors are passed on from generation to generation. Our reading the “DNA of Consciousness,” shared and offered a great analogy that human beings are like books full of information, our behaviors, functions, and history broken down into chapters. When two human beings come together to produce a child, that is where the combination of two different human lives takes place, of course there are physical characteristics that all human share and that would be expected to be given to offspring as well, but then we have to consider behavior. No one human thinks exactly or acts exactly like the other. We receive certain behaviors from our parents and our families, but then we also develop our own behaviors based upon our environments and our experiences. The film “Pivotal Consciousness,” gave a little insight into this theory. As our minds develop we begin to ask why. We remain grounded in the things we already know, but at the same time we are curious and want to obtain new information and a new understanding about the world around us. As Socrates stated “an unexamined life is not worth living.” Meaning that we should always be eager to learn more and question the universe we live in.
For the questions that the evolutionary theory cannot answer, is what about the elements of fundamental aspects of this universe that remain unchanged. How do we explain the variation and differences of every single species. Fire remains unchanged and it is just that fire, earth (soil) unless manipulated by man remains unchanged, water remains unchanged, and their air we breathe remains unchanged. How does evolution explain what does not evolve. While watching one of the films, the statement was presented “ do not fix, what is not broken,” so one might argue that some elements are fine the way they are, but then who or what dictates what needs to fixed, from what is already in is most supreme or substantial form. What theory or what scientific concept placed the origin of mankind here. Did things just appear? If we did in fact evolve from animals, why do we not still see animals evolving into human form? It is possible for evolution to just stop? Wouldn’t that the only counter argument needed, how can evolution exists if species do not continue to evolve. Yes, it is clear that the things we create evolve as the information we library and store evolves? My only concern with the theory of evolution is that it often does not provide a solid origin of life, or a valid explanation for that that appears is not evolving.