HumanKind

             There are a great many explanations for the origin of humankind, and depending on where you are from or what religion you are a part of the explanation can vary widely. The theory of mankind's origin has also changed dramatically throughout the centuries. The Hopi Indians believed in a sacred hole in the bottom of the Grand Canyon where life was created. Today's Judeo-Christian belief say's that all men and women were created in our current form from God. These beliefs tend to lean towards a creationism belief on the origins of mankind. This paper will explore the scientific origins of humankind from the evolutionists view with examples from Richard Leaky. From there we"ll explore the natural behavior of humans and look at whether biology or the environment has a great influence on our behaviors in society as studied in The Gendered Society.
             Darwin's belief.
             Even before modern anthropological studies and digs were being done Charles Darwin made an observation that completely changed the way mankind viewed its origins. In 1859 Darwin's book the Origin of species carefully made a compassions that all mammals related to an evolved species must have evolved from an early species (Leaky, The Origin Of Humankind 2). It was Darwin's belief that since chimps and gorillas resembled man human beings must have came from Africa. During that period of history the belief in creationism was the norm and Darwin's studies were not widely accepted. Darwin's theory was also debunked since the only fossils at the time were found in continental Europe vs. Africa (Leaky, The Origin Of Humankind 2). Also a more social reason was given against Darwin's theory. Africa was viewed by the educated classes as a wild and untamed land, and that no upstanding respectable person could have ever evolved from such a place.
             The First Human.
             As Darwin's theory became more accepted by the scientific community, scientists became more open to proving his theory correct.