Darwin's Theory of Evolution

  • Darwin (1802~1889) British natural scientist

  • The Christian belief at the time ? God created all living things, and their forms were unchanging

  • "On the Origin of Species" (1859) was the greatest intellectual revolution since the establishment of Christianity

  • The theory of evolution fundamentally conflicted with the religious doctrines of the time, provoking fierce opposition from religious circles

  • Ordinary people had a psychological resistance to the idea that "humans evolved from apes"


Living organisms on Earth diverged from a common ancestor