Copernicus And Darwin

The Origin of the Species vs. On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres
When we look at human history, there are two works that are unquestionable, the most important in terms of science, theology,and philosophy. “The Origin of the Species” by Charles Darwin and “On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres” by Copernicus have both changed the way we understand existence and the Universe. Of coursethese works brought conflict with the Catholic Church and the “intellectual class,” because they went against the time’s reasoning and common sense.
On one hand, the theory of evolution that CharlesDarwin proposed in his book: "On the Origin of Species," in 1859, had an huge impact on society, because for the first time, someone argued that the unqualified creationist ideas were incorrect.These are its five main arguments: a) The biological types or species do not have fixed or static existence, but are constantly changing, b) life manifests as a continuous struggle for existence andsurvival, c) the struggle for survival causes organisms that do not adapt to a explicit environment to disappear and allows those which adjust better to reproduce; this process is called naturalselection; d) natural selection, development and evolution involve an gigantic amount of time, so long that in a single human life these phenomenon cannot be detected, e) genetic variations that causeincreased chances of survival are random, and not caused either by god or by the propensity of organisms to seek perfection.
Darwin was the initiator of the greatest revolution in the history of humanthought. "Darwinism" was designated to the doctrinal figure of naturalistic, sociological and psychological character which clarifies gradual, continuous, and irretrievable modifications of the worldon the basis of natural selection, which leads to survival, propagation and combination of the most suitable organisms. Darwinism was considered at that time, just like Copernicans were considered...