Science Versus The Intelligent Design Movement: Article Summary
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Sampson, Scott D. “Evoliteracy.” Intelligent Thought: Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement. Ed. John Brockman. New York: Vintage, 2006. 216-31. Print.
In Sampson’s, “Evoliteracy” he states “New species are generated from previously existing forms rather than appearing de novo” ( 225). This can be correlated to the believe by people that we humans were once the coequal to apes. This also shows that time can immensely change a species in order to accommodate survival skills. For animals, every day is a struggle. In order to fight back against the change that is forced upon them, animals and organisms must evolve. In doing this, the best survival traits will be passed on to the next generation of animals and or organisms. Of course,…show more content… Laura and Michael focused on evolution; “The transformation of animals, plants, and other living organisms into different forms by accumulation of changes over successive generations.” And natural selection; “Process in which circumstances favor the survival and leave behind more offspring with their characteristics..” Specifically how it has played a role in nature throughout the decades. Their lecture presented the critical role evolution has played in the lives of jellyfish. Based on her studies, professor Martin spoke of the moon jellyfish of different lakes, she explained how each jellyfish had come from one ancestor that lived thousands of years ago, and after jellyfish were isolated in lakes throughout Palau their physical appearances evolved to better suit their environment. She then proceeded to explain how after being in the lakes for thousands of years, the jellyfish began to adapt and how their offspring were able to successfully pass on traits and mutations. She also gave a cod fish example, the example showed that some traits are indeed heritable. The bigger cod produced way more eggs than the smaller cod therefore, the population of the big cod would be greater and larger than the smaller