Evolution, Darwin, and catholic belief
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2011
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1733-2680
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Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM
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"In recent years there has been much discussion of the theory of evolution and its
relation to Christian belief. This discussion has been particularly intense in the United
States, but it involves theological and philosophical questions of fundamental
importance to all Christians. Unfortunately, the discussion has often been conducted
by people holding extreme positions and reported on by journalists interested
primarily in sensationalism. As a consequence, confusion and misunderstandings
abound. In this article I will attempt to clarify the issues and examine them from
a Catholic point of view. Much of the confusion is created or compounded by ambiguous
terminology. It is useful, therefore, to begin by clarifying terms, and most
importantly the term “evolution” itself. The theory of evolution has several layers;
and when people refer to “evolution” in the current controversies, it is not always
clear to which layer they are referring. First, there is the evolution of species, the
idea that the present species of plants and animals arose from other species by
a gradual process, and that ultimately all of them came from a single original form
of life. This is sometimes called the theory of “common descent”, since it says
that all living things descended from a common ancestor. Second, there is human
evolution, the idea that human beings evolved in the same way and are thus part of
the same branching tree of life. Finally, there is the Darwinian mechanism, the idea
that evolution is driven by natural selection acting on random genetic mutations."(...)
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Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe 2011, nr 2, s. 46-66.