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STUDY OF HUMANS = CONTROVERSIAL

The study of humans is ______________ because viewpoints are constantly being challenged, and new discoveries are always being made to modify previous _____________. In addition, historians sometimes have differing interpretations of the available evidence, or they ___________ over what is considered to be valid evidence. As a result of these _______________, history will never by completely factual. ___________ and subjectivity will always colour how stories are retold.

DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION

Darwin served as an unpaid naturalist on the exploring ship, the ___________, in 1831

He examined geological formations and collected fossils

His investigations led him to question the traditional ________ theory that God created all species of living things at one time as explained in the ______. This is when Darwin became interested in evolution

DARWINISM CONTINUED

Theory of Natural Selection = in nature, animals compete for survival

Animals/life forms ______ suited for their environments usually died without producing offspring

Animals/life forms that were _______ adaptive, survive and reproduce, ________ on their useful characteristics

Organisms that possess ________ characteristics survive the struggle for existence, others die out

REVOLUTIONARY

Darwin’s theory was considered revolutionary because it called into question the widely _________ belief that _____ created all life, as described in the _____ Testament of the Bible

Which means, not all life ________ at the _______ time

Also, Darwin’s theory emphasized the _________ for survival in nature (as opposed to harmony in nature)

POSSIBLE PRO-EVOLUTIONIST ARGUMENTS

How could one explain the ______ record which identifies _______ and many other extinct animal forms that are not mentioned in the Bible?

How does one account for scientific _______ which suggests the world is ________ of years old?

How does one explain how _____ and ______, who had just three sons, successfully launched the ________ race? Would there not be a problem of in breeding?

POSSIBLE PRO-CREATIONIST ARGUMENTS How does one know for sure that _______ dating is

reliable? Some scientists dispute the ________ of this method of dating

Recent ________ testing suggests all humans may be descended from a single woman known as mitochondrial _____. Is this not a scientific piece of evidence supporting the __________ story?

Scientists have retrieved fossils of _______ life on the top of Mount ________, suggesting the possibility of a world-wide flood. Another biblical event

Is the Bible not full of accounts that are historically accurate such as the bondage of Israelites in _______; the existence of King Solomon, ________ and Saul? If these events are accurate, could one suggest that the creationist story has some validity?

DEFINITIONS

Archeologist Fossil Hominid Natural Selection Paleoanthropologist

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