Theory of Evolution

Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin, 1859
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Probably most people would think of Charles Darwin when the subject of evolution is brought up. The problem of origins has been discussed for thousands of years, and it may come as a surprise to some that the doctrine of evolution is much older than Darwin. The roots of The Origin of Species go back over two thousand years, at least to the ancient Greek philosophers and some say further back and into the eastern religion of Hinduism. Is this true, and if it is, could it be proved plausible that Darwin and others before him drew from these ancient sources to construct the theory of evolution? Well, I’ve been doing a little reading and thought I’d do a series of blogs on what I’ve been finding out. My first few blogs will be the result of my studies, verifying the claims of a video I viewed HERE. Beginning with the 9th or 10th posting I will get into the more scientific claims of the theory (much of the content from that point onward was derived from what I read on the Creation Ministries International website. I hope to make this page an ongoing process–not necessarily unbroken, but as I read more, I’ll add more blog-posts when I am satisfied with the content.

  1. Evolution–Science or Religion
  2. Something New Under the Sun?
  3. Origin of Life
  4. Hindu Biological Evolution
  5. Ancient Hindu Ideas Travel West
  6. Plato and the Theory of Evolution
  7. Ancient Philosophers and Evolution
  8. Ancient Philosophies Kept Alive
  9. Darwin’s Grandfather and Evolution
  10. The Birth of the Geologic Ages
  11. Richard Dawkins and Evidence
  12. Evolution, What Is It?
  13. Louis Pasteur and Spontaneous Generation
  14. Was Life Ever Created in a Test Tube?
  15. Abiogenesis and the Scientific Method
  16. Evolution and the Fossil Record
  17. Evolution of the Horse
  18. The Geologic Column
  19. Problems with the Geologic Column
  20. How Old Is the Earth?
  21. Dinosaurs and Man
  22. Evolution and Symbiotic Relationships
  23. Do Bacteria Evolve?
  24. Are Life Forms Designed Poorly?
  25. Ape-like Man and DNA Myths
  26. Evolution and the Scientific Method
  27. Richard Dawkins’ Brave New World
  28. Richard Dawkins and Marsupial Migration

Related posts from a different series:

  1. Chris and Mere Christianity
  2. How Could Man Make Jesus Up?
  3. Addressing Iron-Age Biblical Morality
  4. Where Do Morals Come From?
  5. The Logic of God
  6. God or Natuaralism–The Evidence
  7. Evolution–Not a Controversy?