The Origin Of Humanity Essay, Research Paper
We live on a planet
believed to be 4.5 billion years of age with millions
of people covering all parts of it. Where did they
come from? Did the whole human population
originate from one of people or were we placed
here and then improved or changed by an
intervention? I believe that humanity on planet
earth was created by evolution. Both the
creationist and interventionist theories seem to far
fetched to be accountable theories for the creation
of humanity on planet earth. There are a lot more
questions that remain unanswered such as if
spacemen put us on earth why didn’t they bother
to teach humans anything? And if the creationist
theory were accurate why can’t God control
natural disasters on his planet? He is so clever to
create everything known to mankind why doesn’t
he make the perfect world if he had that much
control? There seems to be quite a bit more
sustantial evidence on earth to support the theory
of evolution. The evidence is holds up more
because actual samples of fossils have been
collected and scientifically tested using a method
called carbon dating to determine the age of the
fossils. Which can then be examined and placed
along a timeline. The time periods show slight
differences in bone structure showing what is
hypothesized to be the human evolving. Evolving
from what though? The theory of evolution states
that creatures change overtime to suit their
surroundings. This is called environmental
adaptation. The more a creature can adapt to it’s
environment the greater chance it has of living and
show an increase in population called survival of
the fittest. A theory developed by a scientist
nammed Charles Darwin who had conducted
extensive research into the environmental
adaptions of animals, for example the adaptation
of the galapagos turtles from short neck to long
neck so they could reach their food. This theory
helps to prove the theory that humans evolved
from apes so they could increase their chances of
survival. The creationist theory is mearly pen and
paper whereas the evolutionary theory is actual
living proof that humans did evolve from apes and
why the environmental adaptations have made
humans the dominant creatures on earth. by james
phillips