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Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin’s, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Australian readers will perhaps have noticed the preponderance of Darwin related material over the last few weeks with Darwin’s Brave New World and Compass’ Did Darwin Kill God?, aired on ABC.
It is hard to believe that despite the advances in biology stemming from his work and the understanding it gives us of humanity’s place in life on this planet, that there are still many committed to attacking the theory – Ray Comfort I am looking at you. Committed to the point where the will attempt to attack the character of a long dead man instead of attacking the evidence. I have always(well since i was presented with the facts) accepted evolutionary theory, both as a Christian and as an Atheist.
Since becoming an Atheist I have read more about the theory, out of a need to competently defend it or indeed just to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for it.
So readers, have you always accepted evolutionary theory?
What’s your evolution story?
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There was a very interesting doco on Compass last Sunday discussing the question "Did Darwin Kill God?" – http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2730920.htm. Worth reading the transcript or watching the video. What I came away with from that doco was that, no Darwin did not kill God. Evolutionary theory was accepted by the mainstream, older churches. It has only been since 1960s (well after publication of Origin of the Species) that creationism began its assault on evolutionary theory. And we have the southern states (Bible belt) of the USA to thank for this change. The fundamentalists who believe in a literal view of their holy book.
I was brought up in an observant Christian family (Anglican). And I don't ever recall being told to disregard evolutionary theory. I do recall being told that science and religion were separate & didn't mix (this attitude changed by the time I was in my early 20s). So I have never, ever had any problems accepting evolutionary theory. Evolution is the scientific how things happen, and as a science, it's constantly being studied, expanded, further understood. Simple.
I read Origin of the Species way back in the 1970s. Enjoyed it then (thanks to some great teachers at school). The doco the other night inspired me to read it again so am looking out for a copy.
I only realized it was on halfway through watching some Zombie movie on SBS. The transcript sounded very interesting.
Mye experience in the catholic education system was similar to yours. We were taught evolutionary theory. I have only read parts of origins online. Need to pick up a secondhand copy
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I learned about evolution in high school, but it was only one chapter, a small detail in the great mess of other details. And then I got The Blind Watchmaker from a friend… and I'm a fan since then
Evolution FTW.