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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ultimate Questions in Philosophy of Religion Chapter 9: The Blueprint of Life Evolution or/and Creation Throughout history, philosophers, religious thinkers and scientists have attempted to explain the history and variety of life on Earth. During the rise of modern science in Western Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, a predominant view held among Christians was that God created every organism on Earth more or less as it now exists.

But in that time the study of fossils and natural history, a modern evolutionary theory began to take shape. Early evolutionary theories proposed that all of life on Earth evolved gradually from simple organisms. Today this has become the cornerstone of modern biology. Since ancient time man has been trying to develop explanations for the origins of life. Different cultures have attempted this in different ways.

These are some of the mysterious questions that have been asked: Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? Is earth the only planet where life has developed? Is the present human evolved from the Chimpanzee? Evolution; the Cornerstone of Modern Biology Today, evolution is recognized as the cornerstone of modern biology. Usually every student who chooses a unit in biology at high school is taught about the theory of evolution.

It is also assumed that evolution is in conflict with believing in God as a creator. The objective of this chapter is to unmask this myth and to show to you that: Evolution is nothing more than a theory not a scientific fact. It stands in no conflict with the Islamic conception of creation. Historical background The Greek philosopher Anaximander, who lived in the 500s BC, is generally credited as the earliest evolutionist.

He believed that humans evolved from fishlike aquatic beings that left the water once they had developed sufficiently to survive on land. Nonetheless, the modern concept of evolution is credited to Darwin and Wallace; the British scientists of 19 th century. Charles Darwin by publishing his book ‘ On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' on November 24, 1859, set off a storm of controversy.

According to Darwin: “All living organisms, from microscopic bacteria to plants, insects, birds, and mammals, share a common ancestor” . The animal most closely related to humans, for example, is the chimpanzee. The common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees is believed to have lived approximately 6 million to 7 million years ago.