1、Selected English Newspaper Reading lvqin ,Lesson II The Evolution Wars,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Darwins theory-Darwinism-Evolution Creationism-Bible-Genesis Intelligent design,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Darwins t
2、heory (Darwinism),In 1859, Darwin wrote a book, On the Origin of Species. In his book he stated：“All species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individuals ability to compete, sur-vive, and reproduce.”,Selected English Newspa
3、per Reading,Creationism,Bible-Old Testament-Genesis The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. then he took one of his ribs, he made into awoman and brought her to the man.,Selected English Newspaper Read
4、ing,Intelligent design,Some features of living things are best explained as the work of a designer rather than as the result of a random process like natural selection. This means that various forms of life began through an intelligent agency, with their distinctive features already intact.,Selected
5、 English Newspaper Reading,Detailed Study about the Text,Para 1-Para 5: The fray drew more people into the argument about the intelligent design and Darwins theory. Of Pandas and People- a controversial1989 school textbook that espouses theidea of intelligent design.,Selected English Newspaper Readi
6、ng,韩国克隆之父黄禹锡,Selected English Newspaper Reading,it smacks of faith-based science. , it seems to have the base on belief Para 6-7: The anti-Darwinists made a subtler assault on evolution. , which many Americans believe leaves insufficient room for the influence ofGod.,Selected English Newspaper Readi
7、ng,(, many Americans believe that thefamous theory leaves ) People who believe in God find it hard to accept Darwins theory because it fully denies the role of God in thenature. the “monkey trial” of 1925,Selected English Newspaper Reading,On May 25, 1925, John T. Scopes, a teacher in Dayton, Tennes
8、see was charged with violating the law passed on March 13, 1925, which forbade the teaching in any state- funded educa-tional establishment in Tennessee of any theory that denies the story taughtin the Bible.,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Christian fundamentalists have right to teach creationis
9、m in their school. “Teach the controversy”. Teach both the evolution and intelligent design. Para 8-10: The anti-Darwinists think there are some holes in Darwins theory.,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Some Holes in Darwin,1. The living things are too complex to have evolved by natural selection.
10、 (Behe) 2. The missing pieces in the fossil record. 3. The mathematical argument. (Dembski),Selected English Newspaper Reading,Para11-14: The biologists answer that there are no holes in Darwin. Many scientists have been reluctant Many scientists think that even men-tioning intelligent design gives
11、it more credibility than it deserves, so they avoid getting involved in the debate.,Selected English Newspaper Reading,They dont want to make people believe that intelligent design is a scientifictheory equal to evolution. flat earthism- the idea that the Earth is flat, as opposed to the view that t
12、he Earth is very nearly spherical. By the 1st century, its spherical shape wasgenerally acknowledged.,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Some Holes or No Holes,1.The living things are too complex to have evolved by natural selection. (Behe)2. The missing pieces in the fossil record.,1. From slow, gr
13、adual gradients to greater complexity over mi-llions of years. (Dawkins) 2. A huge amount of evidence both in the fossil record and in the genetic code. (Dawkins),Selected English Newspaper Reading,3. Mathematical argu-ments. (Dembski),3. No information to make the probability calculation. (Nowak),S
14、elected English Newspaper Reading,Para15-17: One wonders what shall be taught in schools. , theres no reconciling faith with Darwi-nism. , they cant bring themselves to accept Darwinism. Constitution-proof way way that avoids violation against the C.,Selected English Newspaper Reading,Key words,Darwinism; creationism; intelligent design; Of Pandas and People; monkey trial; the First Amendment; “Teach thecontroversy”,
