Evolution by Natural Selection - University of Texas at Austin.pptVIP

Evolution by Natural Selection How did life originate? Why are all the species we see on earth in existence? 3 main ideas Creationism  Seeding theory Evolution by natural selection In the distant future . . . Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation. --Charles Darwin, 1859 Landmarks in the History of Evolutionary Thinking Evolution Before Darwin Change over time in organic structures (evolution) Characteristics seemed to have a purpose (porcupines, turtles, skunks) Jean Pierre Antoine de Monet de L