Introduction
Humans are the most dominant species to walk the earth. But was it a result of the hard work of God? Or was it millions of years of evolution? Maybe even a mix? In this report I am going to be covering the two perspectives of the theories of evolution. The belief perspective as well as the scientific perspective. Until recently we had no idea of our origin. Can you believe that humans didn't even know where they came from?
The scientific side of the theory of evolution
Human bodys have been evolving for millions of years.
Scientists have discovered we have been evolving for many years.Our face structure, explain being, our heads are bigger than they used to be, gathered by the evidence scientists have found. has adapted over time to suit our climate and way of living. Scientists have seen this when they compare the early humans who walked on earth to the humans that walked around just before homo sapiens. Homo sapiens is the name given to modern humans, us. They have also seen the same changes in the spine. It is thought that the first discovered human was around 1.2 meters tall. Homo sapiens are around 1.7 meters tall, which is a big difference. I think that even today humans can evolve further than what we already have. Natural selection is one way, natural selection is where random traits are selected by nature in a random way with the process of descent with new traits causing different humans or things.
Belief side of the theory of evolution
In 2020 31.11% or 2.382 billion people believed in God. According to Wikipedia, there are many beliefs with Christianity being the biggest as seen in the data below. The book of Genesis has information about how God created earth, believed by Christians. And
on the seventh day of creation God
took a rest, that day is now known as Sunday.
What is the story behind the god belief side?
In the book of Genesis 111-114 on the sixth day of creation, God rose man from dust and breathed life into man's nostrils. He created Adam, Adam was supposed to be the reflection of God himself, as stated in the Bible. He then went on to create the garden of Eden, with clear instructions, “if you eat its fruit (apple), you are sure to die.” God went on to realize that Adam could not look after the Garden of Eden all by himself. He summoned all the animals , so that he could name them. He first named the ones who roamed up high, then he named the animals on the ground. But he could not find a helper who was just right for Adam. God then caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. He then extracted one of Adam's ribs, and created a woman from the rib and he brought her to Adam. “At last” Adam exclaimed “ This one is bone from my bone and flesh from my flesh! She will be called a woman because she was taken from a man.”
One day a serpent appeared. He asked, “did God say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” She replied, “we can eat from any tree in the garden apart from the tree in the middle. God says you must not eat or touch it or you will die.” The serpent went on to trick the woman into believing that the apple will open her eyes, Eve was convinced, she saw the fruit looked delicious and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She then gave some to Adam, at that moment both of their eyes opened but not for the better.
Why do people believe in the scientific side?
There are a few different reasons that people believe that humans have evolved over many years. Some of these are DNA, amino acid racemization. I will be covering these in the upcoming paragraphs.
DNA
DNA is one of the most useful tools when it comes to dating ancient fossils. DNA is used to find out where early humans could have come from as well as how old they are. DNA is one of the tools of paleoanthropology, as well as carbon dating and other tools. DNA is found inside a cell, there is a diagram below to show you what DNA is made up of, seen through a special microscope. When the body rots, teeth are the last remains to decompose. This means teeth are the best place to gather DNA. DNA is made up of three molecules (A) adenine (C) guanine and thymine (T). These three elements make up DNA.
Is there proof that humans evolved over time?
Well yes, there is evidence to conclude that humans evolved over millions of years and in the upcoming paragraph I’m going to be covering human ancient remains.
Human fossil evidence
Humans live and die every day. Although we are dead, our bodies do not disappear for many years after we pass. This means it is the best way of finding out how long ago other humans walked the earth. We can gather evidence to then determine how long ago they passed away. Usually, we can find tools close to their body determining how much their brain has evolved compared to other fossil remains. Scientists also look at the structure of the head. Early humans had a smaller head, as well as a flatter face, unlike more recent humans,which have a bigger brain and a different face shape. Us being different from early humans is evolution. Climate, and living standards have changed which has impacted our body structure, and brain size which is a cause of evolution.
Expert 1
For my first expert, I chose a biology teacher at Tauranga Boys College, Mr Salmon. I asked him some questions regarding my topic.
How many other species do you think were known to early humans?
Answer, roughly 20.
Do you think we can evolve more than we already have?
Answer, Yes, because the environment is and we would change with it, as well as the change of DNA.
3.Do you believe we interbreed with other early types of humans?
Answer, yes
4.Do you personally know that god is real?
Answer: No, I do not believe in god.
5. Do you think there was a terminal illness back in the early times?
Answer, yes.
6. How old do you think humans lived for in the early days?
Answer, I'm guessing around 55 years old, due to the lack of larger skeletons. To conclude he believes millions of years have brought humans to where we are today, which is no surprise because he is a biology teacher. With the evidence
Conclusion
To answer the fertile question, Why are there two belief systems to the evolution of man? Well it is because people believe two different things. Some people believe in one theory and someone else might believe in another theory, therefore bringing up more then one theory. I believe that humans have evolved for millions of years due to the data we currently have around today. Now what do you think?
Because many people disagree with my theory. To end it, I'm going to present you with a quote
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes