How did Charles Darwin impact society?

Answer 1

Charles Darwin affected society by stirring up new ideas and changing how people viewed Gods creation theory. A lot of the 'upper class' people found his theories immoral and scary as it forced them to rethink there view of themselves as divine creations. Society had a huge impact on Charles, forcing him to hide his ideas for a long time due to the fear of rejection by society, once again. It took a lot of strength for him to come forward and he only had support from a couple of friends. Society had just as big an impact on him as he had on it. The main impact Darwin had was on religion was that his ideas showed that the world was a lot older than people were prepared to believe. He showed that over time creatures had slowly evolved and changedincluding the human species. This was a very new and scary concept at the time. His theory literally opened up a new world. Darwin continued to research and kept his work secret until he felt brave enough to publish it. His work affected the way people defined themselves and the world around them greatly. He changed the way research is done and opened up new pathways to discover the great wonders of the universe.

Answer 2

He taught us the theory of evolution. Whilst he was studying finches (Small Birds) on different islands, he noticed that even though they were from the same species, they were all different. He learnt that species change over time and adapt to their enviornment.

Answer 3

Many people began to realise that there is no evidence for the existence of a god.

People began to realize that humans evolved from different animals than just believing religious or legends (there is nothing wrong with that, but you can't prove the religious legends, yet so until we can, we'll stick with Darwin's idea of natural selections and evolution) about how humans gave form. We also realized the different stages we took to reach this step, as humans.

Answer 4

His theory of evolution by natural selection solved the species problem and showed that gradual process that were completely natural could give rise to all the unity and diversity of organisms seen around us. Darwin explained " why is man " also.

Answer 5

Charles Darwin did not change the world. he did change the thought patterns of many with his journals and scientific ponderings.