Origin of Man
Origin of Man
"Of animal ancestry, man moved ahead as a steward of other creations in taming the environment as they struggle to survive."
There are many theories about the origin of life on earth. Many opposing theories and questions have been raised. For example, the Biblical Theory states that a supernatural being created the u- niverse, hence giving life to what was non-existent. The Scientific Theory on the other hand suggests that life was triggered by some force or elements that later led to our existence. The idea carried though by both theories suggests that something was created out of nothing. Why? How? By who? It is still a mystery.
Either way, life in the form of simple organisms progressed into the highly complex society that we live in today. This trans- formation is explained by the theory of the evolution, where changes in an organism are due to the changes in the conditions of their environment. With the rigorous changes of the environment's condi- tions, living creatures especially animals had to adapt their physical and biological make-up to these changes to meet their needs. The story of man's evolution is one of increasing differentiation from the other groups of animals to which he is related. It is believed that over 60 million...
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