Charles Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882)
The famous Voyage of the Beagle took Charles Darwin around the world exploring some of the most isolated places in the world, including the Galapagos Islands. “’The natural history of this archipelago is very remarkable: it seems to be a little world within itself” Charles Darwin, 1835. http://darwin-online.org.uk
On the 15th of September, 1835 the Beagle docked on Chatham Island (San Cristobal) and for just over five weeks Darwin explored the islands, collecting specimens, observing the geological formations, hoping to catch a volcanic eruption and searching for fresh water. The observations he made planted the seeds for the principle of Natural Selection which Darwin would publish in his treatise ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859.
Natural selection makes the traits that favor survival more common, this can be seen in Darwin’s Finches, although all about the same size, the most important distinction between the species is in the shape and size of their beaks which are highly adapted to their different food sources.
Evolution is the change over time of inherited traits/distinguishing characteristics. How can this social re-wiring be conceived of, or defined as, evolutionary?
Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr: am 13. März 1925 hatte man in Tennessee/Vereinigte Staaten ein Dekret verabschiedet, daß Pädagogen Darwins Evolutionstheorie nicht lehren dürfen. Die Pädagogen durften nicht bezweifeln, daß der Mensch von Gott geschaffen worden ist. Dies ist heute erst siebenundachzig Jahre her und ging echt bis 1967 so.