ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Scientific Method, Conservation Biology, Medical Anthropology
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The theory of evolution is like the world"s most famous supermodel: just stands there! Geology : wind, rain, oceans, mountains, hurricanes, changes in climate all of these impact environments. Reason why we find a lot of animals living in places that experience extreme rainfall. Application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behaviour of human and nonhuman primates. We can go back to 100 million years until now and it"s everything in between. What can this tell us about future medical trends. We can"t even control our own brains!!!! 4 problems limited developments of theory of evolution: lack of knowledge on age of earth, religious concept of fixity of species, lack of scientific method, religious notion of separate creation for humans and animals. No one knew how old the earth was. Fixity of species biblical references were held over science. Church held religious power, political power, and economic power.
