Global Warming: Human Initiated Evolution
The world is heating up with very hot temperatures seen in Spain and Portugal during 2018. We are experiencing stronger hurricanes and typhoons that cause catastrophic damage. Further, glaciers are melting in the Arctic, and permafrost is melting in Alaska. Assuming that we have already experienced evolution once, global warming is an upcoming evolution that will change homo sapiens and other species, plant and animal alike, forever. For now, the focus will be purely on the human population which could reach some level of extinction.
Evolution
The concept of evolution differs dramatically from the creationist view. A creationist argues that God has made all things. The biblical account in Genesis defines the way God created all things, and in which order. There are 7 days in which things were made including human beings. This contrasts against the evolution theory.
Evolution has its roots in the ‘tree of life’ concept where all things came from one place. Different species come naturally rather than being created through a divine being. Charles Darwin did work in the Galapagos Islands where he came up to this theory.
In particular, Darwin suggested that species evolve along the lines of ‘survival of the fittest’. Fitness doesn’t refer to the physical health of a species, rather it refers to…
