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Charles Darwin is considered by many to be the father of the modern Theory of Evolution. His book, __The Origin of Man,__ not only did he publish a novel that completely destroys the whole foundation for which religion is based on, but also first introduced the idea that, “Every living thing shares an ancestry,” according to the American Museum’s website of Natural History. Much the same way that Isaac Newton and Galileo transformed our views on the physical being of the universe, Charles Darwin shook the core of the beliefs of every human being on the planet, for he mutated the very meaning of life.

I agree with the websites introductory note explaining the significance of Darwin’s findings. The article opens explaining that because of Darwin, we know have the understanding to fight diseases and decipher our genes. The basis for modern biology revolves around Darwin’s revolutionary observations. Before Darwin, the world was viewed as, “stable and unchanging.” Humans were always humans and monkeys were always monkeys. There were no family trees and certain species were assumed to be unrelated. Several attempts were made in the early 19th century to explain evolution and adaptation, but no one could explain how it worked. Due to Charles Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle, he collaborated a multitude of data used to come up with theories like survival of the fittest and natural selection to explain exactly how evolution works. The website is a fantastic source of information on Darwin and his research; well organized and complete.