Darwin and Genesis

While both Darwin and Genesis confront the conflict regarding how humanity was created, both take drastically different paths in explaining the phenomenon. In Genesis, there is a very simplistic form of writing; moreover, there is evident repetition of G-d first saying what he wants, and then liking what he has created. It appears that Genesis illustrates a much more simple process on how the world was created when compared to that of Darwin. However, while there is a succinct structure to Genesis, there are also some key words that hold a deep meaning. The repetition of vault, for example, may signify that G-d has the key to the universe and can change the structure of it if he does not like what he has created. However, after creating all the beauty of the stars, sky, creatures, and even a sense of equality it is particularly strange when G-d orders mankind to rule over everything he has created. Darwin's work is fundamentally different to Genesis, especially in the time period that Darwin had written it; Darwin was extremely nervous to release it as he expected an enormous uproar form society in his questioning of religion. In the end of "Origin of Species", Darwin rather than explicitly stating what he believes in often has to defend himself from the opinions of society. In regarding his theory of evolution, it is clear however that Darwin does not believe in an omniscient being as the result of the creation of mankind. Rather, Darwin is fascinated by people evolving everyday from the parent before them. Darwin argues that we have to "contemplate every complex structure and instinct as the summing up of many contrivances, each useful to the possessor" and then we will be able to understand creation.