Charles Darwin Research Paper
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In the 18th century, Charles Darwin faced the biggest question of his life: To Marry or Not to Marry. He was in his 20’s at that time, the proper marrying age in British Victorian Society. He had just finished his 5yr. voyage in an English surveying vessel collecting thousands of biological specimens and studying animals and plants from the islands in the Indian Ocean to Brazil and Chile among others would be the basis of his book “On the Origin of Species”. That book published in 1859 would change the course of scientific history and the groundbreaking theory of natural selection. But in spite of Darwin’s intellectual abilities and an …show more content…
Despite the complexities, problems and challenges of marriage, the institution has existed since the dawn of mankind. Marriage is a lifetime commitment. Christian writers state that marriage, the union between man and wife is a natural institution, a practice universal to all culture. In fact, Catholics view marriage on an even grander scale. It is not only a natural institution, but a supernatural one. We Catholics view marriage as one of the Seven Sacraments; Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, the Holy Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, the Holy Order and the Sacrament of Matrimony. It is not a mere contract, agreement or relationships between a man and a woman but a union with profound spiritual and religious significance. The purpose of marriage aside from the sacramental is two fold: Procreation and
Allow me to share an article I encountered several days before this occasion.
In the 18th century, Charles Darwin faced the biggest question of his life: To Marry or Not to Marry. He was in his 20’s at that time, the proper marrying age in British Victorian Society. He had just finished his 5yr. voyage in an English surveying vessel collecting thousands of biological specimens and studying animals and plants from the islands in the Indian Ocean to Brazil and Chile among others would be the basis of his book “On the Origin of Species”. That book published in 1859 would change the course of scientific history and the groundbreaking theory of natural selection. But in spite of Darwin’s intellectual abilities and an …show more content…
Despite the complexities, problems and challenges of marriage, the institution has existed since the dawn of mankind. Marriage is a lifetime commitment. Christian writers state that marriage, the union between man and wife is a natural institution, a practice universal to all culture. In fact, Catholics view marriage on an even grander scale. It is not only a natural institution, but a supernatural one. We Catholics view marriage as one of the Seven Sacraments; Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, the Holy Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, the Holy Order and the Sacrament of Matrimony. It is not a mere contract, agreement or relationships between a man and a woman but a union with profound spiritual and religious significance. The purpose of marriage aside from the sacramental is two fold: Procreation and