Christianity
has historically opposed science and never more so than the works of Charles Darwin.
Darwin’s
master work On the Origin of Species is unrefutable. The fossil record supported by DNA is obvious
to all but the most ignorantly entrenched.
However,
Darwin’s The Decent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex is proving
to no longer apply to the evolution of species.
Natural
selection infers the survival of the fittest, and one could argue that
includes the most adaptable to change.
Mankind has superseded
evolution. Nature once controlled
animal populations, and that includes mankind.
When populations became too large, they were controlled by predation,
starvation, and in extreme cases pandemics.
Disease would rip through populations and cull the old, the sick and the
stupid, improving the gene pool of the population.
Now mankind
has taken control of thinning the herd.
We have medicines to counter blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and diseases;
and surgeries to correct failing body functions, thereby extend age and life. These same medical procedures can cure or
sustain the sickly, the deformed and the retarded. Mankind now has the ability to feed the world
with genetically produced food, but hasn’t found the profit motive to do so. As far as the stupid, society protects and
supports them, often against their own will. At present we have people refusing lifesaving
vaccinations to protect against a deadly pandemic, and the government will
probably have to require a vaccination mandate to finally protect the
stupid.
And it is
not only the human race that mankind has taken control of. As an alpha species we have brought most
other animal species to the brink of extinction, and have taken management of
those animals we wish to preserve. Throughout
the United States we have hunting seasons to control animal population. We feed deer and other species during extreme
weather conditions. In Alaska they kill
the wolves to protect the moose so people can kill the moose.
The only
question is: Will Nature eventually win out?
