Why do you think so many religious people rejected the theory of evolution? Is it possible to believe in both religion and evolution?
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Charles Darwin was an English naturalist. He is known for forming the theory of evolution, a scientific explanation for the origin of life on Earth. Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. In 1831, he got a job on a ship called the HMS Beagle, which was taking a five-year trip around the world. Darwin got to visit many countries and study different plants and animals. He started to form his theory while studying birds on the Galápagos Islands. In 1859, he published a book called On the Origin of Species, which stated that all life on Earth may have evolved from one organism. This theory was unpopular at the time, because society was very religious. However, over time, more people started to accept Darwin’s ideas. Darwin died in 1882, at age 73.
Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree Discussing things as they’re said to be. Said one to the others: “Now listen you two, There’s a certain rumour that can’t be true That man descended from our noble race – Why, the very idea is a disgrace!
“No monkey ever deserted his wife, Starved her babies and ruined her life; And you’ve never known a mother monk Leave her babies with others to bunk, Or pass them on from one to another ‘Til they scarcely know who is their mother.
“And another thing you’ll never see – A monk build a fence round a coconut tree, Forbidding all other monks to taste And letting the coconuts go to waste. Why! if I built a fence round a coconut tree Starvation would force you to steal from me.
“Here’s another thing a monk won’t do: Go out at night and get in a stew, Or use a gun or club or knife To take some other monkey’s life. Yes, man descended, the ornery cuss, But brother he didn’t descend from us!”
Author unknown Voiced by Josef Essberger
rumour (noun): a story or report that could be untrue man (noun): human beings; the human race descend 1 (verb): come from something that happened before; (you are descended from your parents and grandparents) noble (adjective): of excellent quality race (noun): a major division of living creatures disgrace (noun): something regarded as shameful and unacceptable desert (verb): abandon starve (verb): cause (somebody) to die from having no food ruin (verb): cause great damage to monk (noun): [informal] – short for monkey bunk (verb): sleep in a bunk or bed forbid (verb): not allow; refuse to allow starvation (noun): death or suffering caused by having no food get in a stew (idiom): get into a difficult situation that causes great worry descend 2 (verb): go down; decline or deteriorate in quality; degenerate ornery (adjective): bad-tempered; difficult to deal with cuss (noun): an annoying or unpleasant person