Biology
There have been comparisons between the Bible, with passages such as from the Genesis creation narrative, with concepts based on evolutionary theory.
| Bible (Literal interpretation) | Evolutionary biology | |
|---|---|---|
| Grass, land plants, trees | Created before the Sun appears | Evolved after the Sun |
| First forms of life | Land plants | Prokaryote(bacteria, archaea) |
| Birds | Created before land animals | Evolved from land animals |
| Fruit Trees | Created before fish | Evolved after fish |
| First Human | Created after animals | Evolved; higher apes and Homo sapiens share a common ancestor |
Read more about this topic: Science And The Bible
Famous quotes containing the word biology:
“Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets with, that physics has one method, chemistry another, and biology a third.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“The “control of nature” is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.”
—Rachel Carson (1907–1964)