Does Darwinism Have Any Impact on Modern Medical Science?

March 03, 2008 • 00:11:01
Does Darwinism Have Any Impact on Modern Medical Science?
Intelligent Design the Future
Does Darwinism Have Any Impact on Modern Medical Science?

Mar 03 2008 | 00:11:01

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, CSC's Casey Luskin takes a look at the medical field and how it relates to Darwinism. Is Darwinian evolutionary theory a big part of how doctors think and the way they practice medicine?. According to Professor of Neurosurgery, Dr. Michael Egnor, the answer is no. The modern practice of medicine does not rely at all on neo-Darwinism. In the past, especially in the early 20th century, explains Egnor, the medical field did get a large dose of Darwinism, most noticeably in the area of eugenics. Egnor goes on to show that there has been, however, no contribution by applying Darwinian evolutionary theory to modern medicine or medical research aside from eugenics.

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