Charles Darwin (1802-1882) Charles Darwin fathered the theory of evolution, this would later become what we now call Darwinism. Many people believe that all roots of evolution come from Darwin's theories. His theories were based on the idea that humans and animals evolved from apes and other species as opposed to being hand created by god himself. The theory that god created people and our great Earth is called creationism. Darwin was first introduced to …showed first 75 words of 361 total…

…showed last 75 words of 361 total…backed by religion and evolution is backed by knowledge and logic. Some people very much disagree with what Darwin was believing in because of the beliefs. Personally evolution makes much more sense to me than us suddenly appearing on earth instantly. You don't learn how to run before you know how to walk do you? It also explains a lot of the early human remains and artifacts that have been found all over the world.