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Chapter 952 Natural Selection, Darwin and Yan Fu

Two people stood on the wooden platform, one of them was a Westerner with a bald head and a big beard.The other is an oriental man, wearing small glasses, a melon cap, and a commoner dress.The two of them promoted advanced views of nature and values ​​for the people of this era on the podium.

"The bearded man is Darwin, a professor of the Department of Biology, and the other is Yan Fu, a professor of the School of Education. Today's speech will be given by the two of them."

How could the Department of Biology and the School of Education jointly give lectures?How strange.Da Yu'er heard the whispering of some students below, and couldn't help but feel strange, the two should have nothing to do with each other.

"To sum up my explanation above, I mainly want to express two points. First, species are variable, creatures evolve, and humans evolved from apes, and apes evolved from apes!" Big Bearded Darwin was trying to promote his theory.

Although the students below heard Darwin's previous explanation, there was still an uproar when Darwin made his first conclusion.

It was the first time Da Yuer heard such a novel theory, even she felt strange, how could humans evolve from apes?
Curious Da Yuer raised his right hand: "Mr. Darwin, since you said that humans evolved from apes, where did apes come from?"

Da Yuer's clear and sweet voice spread, causing everyone present to look back at her.Many people were slightly shocked when they saw Da Yuer.

"That woman seems to be Da Yuer, a senior from the Department of Economics. How did she come back?"

"Sure enough, it's as unpredictable as the rumors said. I didn't expect that we would be able to see her today!"

After some students recognized the rumored Da Yuer, they immediately whispered to each other.

Darwin replied: "Apes are a branch of mammals, and they evolved from more ancient animals. That is to say, all animals have a common ancestor, and we can call them protozoa."

"Where do protozoa come from? What is the origin of life?" Dayuer asked persistently.

Darwin was at a loss for words for a moment, and Da Yuer's question pointed to the fundamental origin of life, which made him unable to answer.

"This...my research can only reach the level of 'protozoa'. As for the more ancient and profound origin, I'm afraid I can't answer it. Life is the greatest miracle of nature. I think that before protozoa, there are The more ancient essence, which is the origin of all life, may also be an accident of nature." Darwin said.

All the students present looked at Da Yuer with admiration. Unexpectedly, Da Yuer, who was listening to the lecture, asked a question casually, which made a professor come to an unanswerable conclusion.

"I think it is really difficult for us to imagine what happened hundreds of millions of years ago... I still have a question, if all life has a common 'ancestor', why did they diverge and evolve into all kinds of animals and animals in the world? Human?" Da Yuer asked again.

Darwin and Yan Fu on the podium looked at each other the same way, they both looked sideways at the woman who asked the question, they didn't expect her understanding to be so high.

"This is the second conclusion I want to say. Natural selection is the driving force of biological evolution. All creatures have a tendency to reproduce excessively, even human beings are like this. Many races and tribes will reproduce as much as possible, but space and food are Limited, all organisms must compete for survival. Mutations will occur between different individuals, so each individual is different, and only favorable individuals that can adapt to the environment can survive. If changes in natural conditions have a direction Yes, in the course of history, after a long period of natural selection, this kind of mutation and screening has accumulated over time, quantitative changes have produced qualitative changes, and subspecies and new species have been produced. I have research evidence in this regard, if your authority is sufficient, I can show you the evidence I have found," Darwin explained.

"I see, maybe you are right, professor, but I don't seem to have the authority of the biology department..." Da Yuer said.

Yan Fu stood up at this time to take Darwin's words: "The topic of my speech today is based on Mr. Darwin's conclusion. The cause of evolution lies in the competition of things and natural selection, 'competition' is the competition for survival, and 'natural selection' is natural selection. The same principle is also applicable to human beings. The more human civilization develops, the more people who are suitable for survival are those who are the best in ethics. Our Chinese nation must strive to become the best nation in the world, and each individual must also strive to develop scientific and cultural knowledge. Only by becoming the best person can we survive in the long run!"

Da Yuer finally understood why Darwin from the Department of Biology and Yan Fu from the School of Education jointly gave a speech. Darwin provided the theoretical basis, while Yan Fu was to inspire young people from the Academy of Sciences to fight for the prosperity of the nation.

That's why the Academy of Sciences approved this joint speech... Da Yuer thought.

"What are they talking about?" Sophia and Selina asked Da Yu'er.

"Oh, they are saying that human beings were transformed from apes, not gods." Da Yuer said.

"What?!" Da Yuer didn't know that this concept seemed to Sophia and Selina that the sky had fallen. Darwin's theory was completely different from their beliefs!
"Ape? It's ridiculous. How can humans and monkeys be compared! If he were in Europe, he might be burned to death!" Princess Sophia sneered at Darwin's theory.

"Humans, apes?" Selina was also a little confused, feeling that most of the theories of the Academy of Sciences were contrary to current concepts.

But the Orientals don't seem to be very disgusted with this concept. Could it be that people are really transformed from monkeys?

Da Yuer had already guessed what Darwin and Yan Fu meant in this speech, so she didn't intend to continue listening. It didn't matter to her whether humans evolved from apes or not.

"Girl, which department are you a student in? Are you interested in coming to our Department of Biology? Our Department of Biology can provide you with the best resources! If you join our Department of Biology, my book "Origin of Species" and all You can freely consult the manuscripts and materials.” Darwin saw Da Yuer was about to take someone away on the stage, so he hurriedly stepped off the stage to stop Dayuer when Yan Fu was speaking for him.

In his opinion, Dayuer is a gifted top student. If he can join the biology department, he might be able to become a master in the field of biology.

"Professor Darwin, I'm sorry, I'm from the Department of Economics, and I've graduated for a while..." Da Yuer didn't expect that Darwin would invite her to the Department of Biology, and she never thought of studying biology.

　That's it for today. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)