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1809, s^{_phcn 12þmw XobXnbmWv (Cw¥­nÂ) NmÄkv tdm_À«v UmÀhn³ P\n¨Xv. At±l¯nsâ P\\¯nsâ 200þmw hmÀjnIamWtÃm 2009. H¸w, hnizJymXn t\Snb At±l¯nsâ Origin of Species F¶ {KÙ¯nsâ 150þmw hmÀjnIhpw. Cu c­p kp{][m\kw`h§sf tImÀ¯nW¡ns¡m­v h¯n¡m³ kvt]m¬kÀ sN¿p¶ Hcp knt¼mknbw tdmanse kp{]kn²amb {KntKmdnb³ kÀÆIemimebn \S¡pIbmWv (amÀ¨v 3 þ 7). ssZhhpw imkv{Xhpw X½n i{XpXbnesöpw, k` kXym[njvTnXamb imkv{Xs¯ FXnÀ¡p¶nà F¶pw Hcn¡Â¡qSn Cu kw`hw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡p¶p. imkv{Xob ]T\§Ä¡v k` XSÊasöv It¯men¡mhnizmk¯nsâ XncpkwLw {]os^IvSv IÀ±n\mÄ hneyw sehmU Cu Znhk§fn HmÀ½n¸n¨p. h¯n¡msâ taÂt\m«¯n Cu knt¼mknbw {IaoIcn¨Xv t]m¸peÀ aoUnbmbnepw km[mcW¡mcpsS a\ÊnepapÅ Nne sXän²mcWIÄ Xncp¯phm\pwIqSnbmWv. AXmbXv aXhpw imkv{Xhpw X½n Asæn hnizmkhpw bpànbpw X½n ]ckv]cw FXnÀt¸m AI¨tbm Cà F¶v t_m²ys¸Sp¯m\mWv. Cu A´ÀtZiob knt¼mknbs¯¡pdn¨v IÀ±n\mÄ sehmU ]dbp¶p: ]cnWmahpw hnizmkhpw ]ckv]c]qcI§fmWv. ]cnWmahmZ¯n\pÅ imkv{Xob ASn¯dbnepw {kjvSmhmb ssZh¯nepÅ hnizmk¯nepw GsXmcp kXymt\zjI\pw icWw hbv¡mw. Ah c­pw ]ckv]c hncp²§fÃ. ]cnWma¯nsâ imkv{Xobkz`mh¯nepw ssZh¯nepw Hcph\p hnizkn¡phm³ hnimeamb km[yXIsfÃmaps­¶v (wide spectrum of room) IÀ±n\mÄ HmÀ½n¸n¡p¶p. imkv{Xt_m[apÅ kaqlhpambn«v iàamb kw`mjW¯n GÀs¸Sm³ k` B{Kln¡p¶p F¶Xnsâ sXfnht{X Cu knt¼mknbw. temI{]kn²cmb _tbmfPnÌpIfpw ]msesbtâmfPnÌpIfpw, tamfnIyqeÀ sPs\änknÌpw, XnbtfmPnb³kpw ^ntemkt^gvkpw ]s¦Sp¡p¶ Cu knt¼mknbw ]cn. knwlmk\w imkv{Xs¯ F{X Kucht¯msS ImWp¶p F¶Xnsâ sXfnhpIqSnbmWv. IÀ±n\mÄ sehmU ]dbp¶p: ""krjvSn, Ncn{X¯n kw`hn¨ Hcp bmYmÀ°yamWv. AXn\v ]cnWmaw kw`hn¨n«p­v. BXy´nIambn«v ssZhamWv FÃmänsâbpw {kjvSmhv.'' ]cn. knwlmk\w imkv{X¯nsâ {]m[m\yw XÅn¡fbp¶nÃ. ]s£ Richard Dawkins s\t¸mse ssZhanÃm F¶p hmZn¡p¶ ]cnWmakn²m´w k` ]qÀ®ambpw XÅn¡fbp¶p. {KntKmdnb³ kÀÆIemimebnse knt¼mknb¯n ]s¦Sp¡p¶ Cw¥­nse lot{Xm¸v tImtfPnse s{]m^kÀ John McDade ]dbp¶p: ""aXhpw imkv{Xhpw X½n tbmPn¨p t]mIp¶ At\Iw hgnIfp­v. UmÀhns\t¸msebpÅ Nn´IÀ ]dªph¨Xv temI¯n \S¡p¶ Imcy§fpsS k¦oÀ®XbmWv. ssZhamWv temIs¯ ]cn]men¡p¶Xv F¶ Nn´tbmSv AXv tbmPn¨pt]mIp¶XmWv. imkv{X¯n\v AXÀln¡p¶ kzmX{´yw \evIWw. AXv aX¯n\pw imkv{X¯n\pw Hcpt]mse \ÃXmWv''. {KntKmdnb³ kÀÆIemimebnseXs¶ s{]m^kdmbncn¡p¶ Gennaro Auletta ]dbp¶p: ""UmÀhn\nk¯nsâ t\À¡v k` Hcn¡epw im]hm¡pIÄ samgnªn«nÃ''.

Cu Ahkc¯n \mw Adnªncnt¡­ Hcp {][m\ Imcyw ]cnWmaw F¶ Bibw UmÀhnsâ krjvSnbà F¶XpXs¶bmWv. {InkvXphn\v Bdp\qäm­pIÄ¡pap¼v Pohn¨ncp¶ bh\ Nn´I\mb A\mIvknam­À FÃm PohnIfpw ISense aÕy§fnÂ\n¶mWv Dcp¯ncnªsX¶v hnizkn¨ncp¶p. Icbn Pohn¡m³ XpS§nbtXmsS {ItaW Ch amä§Ä¡v hnt[bambt{X.

]cnWmas¯ ssZhhnNmc¯n BZyambn DÄs¡mÅn¡p¶Xv thZ]mcwKX\mb hn. BKkvXnt\mkmWv. temIkrjvSnsb¡pdn¨pÅ At±l¯nsâ Nn´IÄ thZ{KÙ¯nse DÂ]¯nhnhcW§sf F§s\ hymJym\n¡Ww F¶v \s½ ]Tn¸n¡p¶p. a\pjysâ BßmshmgnsI asäÃm {]]©bmYmÀ°y§fpsSbpw hn¯pIÄ (Rationes Seminales) ssZh¯nsâ Ft¶bv¡pambpÅ GIkrjvSnIÀ½¯n DÄt¨À¯ncn¡p¶p. a®pw Pehpw A\ptbmPyamIpt¼mÄ Cu hn¯pIÄ ]qÀ®hfÀ¨ {]m]n¡p¶p. {]IrXn\nba§Ä¡v hnt[bambn, kab{]hml¯nsâ bpàn¡\pkrXw, {ItaW A\mhrXamIp¶ auenIkrjvSnIÀ½s¯¡pdn¨mWv (original act of creation) hn. BKkvXnt\mkv kwkmcn¡p¶Xv. a[yIme ssZhimkv{X]WvUnX\mb tXmakv AIzn\mknepw ]cnWmaNn´IÄ ImWmw.

]cnWmaw UmÀhnsâ I­p]nSp¯asæn imkv{X¯n\v At±lw \evInb X\Xmb kw`mh\ F´mWv? {]IrXn \nÀ[mcWw (Natural Selection) hgnbpÅ ]cnWmaw F¶XmWv UmÀhnsâ kn²m´w. {]IrXnimkv{X]T\¯nembncp¶p UmÀhnsâ {i². UmÀhnsâ Nn´sb efnXambn C§s\ kw{Kln¡mw: cq]m´c§tfmSpIqSnb ]n³XpSÀ¨bmWv ]cnWmaw. {]]©¯n C¶v \mw ImWp¶ ssPhsshhn[yw ]cnanXamb {]mIv cq]§fnÂ\n¶v Dcp¯ncnªhbmWv. Pohsâ DÛhs¯¡pdn¨v UmÀhn³ kwkmcn¡p¶nÃ. PohPmXnIfpsS Dev]¯nbmWv UmÀhnsâ hnjbw. BZyap­mbncp¶ GXm\pw PohnIÄ XnI¨pw {]IrXnklPamb {]{InbIfneqsS amä§Ä¡v hnt[bambn, F§s\ sshhn[yamÀ¶p F¶XnemWv UmÀhnsâ {i². HdnPn³ Hm^v kv]ojokv F¶ IrXn 20þtesd hÀj§fnse ]T\^eamWv. AXnsâ apgph³ tIm¸nIfpw {]kn²oIcn¨ ZnhkwXs¶ hnägnªp. Hcp hÀ¤¯nÂs]« PohnIÄX½nepw hn`n¶XIfps­¶v UmÀhn³ Is­¯n. Nne hn`n¶XIÄ {]kàaÃ. F¶m aäpNneXv PohnbpsS AXnPoh\s¯ klmbn¡pItbm XSÊs¸Sp¯pItbm sN¿pw. Npäp]mSpIÄ¡v A\ptbmPyamb khntijXIfpÅ PohnIÄ Xg¨phfcpw. \nÊmchn`n¶XIÄt]mepw D]tbmK{]ZamsW¦n imizXoIcn¡p¶ XXzs¯bmWv UmÀhn³ {]IrXn\nÀ[mcWw F¶v hnfn¡p¶Xv. aäphm¡nÂ, A\ptbmPyamb kz`mhkhntijXIsfbpw AhbpÅ PohnItfbpw {]IrXn XncsªSp¡p¶ {]{InbbmWv {]IrXn \nÀ²mcWw. Cu {]{Inbbn \mw ImWp¶Xv tbmKycmbhcpsS AXnPoh\amWv. tbmKycmbhÀ F¶Xn\v Gähpw anI¨Xv Ft¶m, Fähpw iàÀ Ft¶m AÀ°anÃ. At±l¯nsâ ]pkvXI¯nsâ ]qÀ®cq]¯n CsXÃmap­v: On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the struggle for life. (1859)

NmÄkv UmÀhns\ aXhpambpÅ bp²¯n imkv{X¯nsâ ap¶Wn t]mcmfnbmbn hntijn¸n¡p¶hcp­v. F¶m Ncn{X]T\§Ä \evIp¶ Nn{Xw hyXykvXamWv. PohPme§Ä¡v AhbpsS Npäp]mSpItfmSpÅ "]cn]qÀ® A\pcq]oIcWw' (Perfect adaptation) apXemb ASnØm\]camb ssZhimkv{XNn´IÄ UmÀhnsâ kn²m´s¯ kzm[o\n¨n«ps­¶pam{XaÃ, aX]camb A`n{]mb§Ä Cu kn²m´¯nsâ A\pIqeamb kzoIcW¯n\v hgnsh¨n«pap­v. UmÀhns\ BZyw A\pIqen¨hcn ]ecpw HmIvkvt^mÀUv kÀÆIemimebnse Bwt¥m It¯men¡cmbncp¶p.

UmÀhnsâ ]cnWmakn²m´w C¶v kzoImcyamsW¦n AXn\v UmÀhn³ ISs¸«ncn¡p¶Xv Hcp km[mcWk\ymksshZnIt\mSmWv. P\nXIimkv{X¯nsâ ]nXmhv F¶dnbs¸Sp¶ {KnKÀ sa³U BWXv. A\ptbmPyamb khntijXIÄ Hcp XeapdbnÂ\n¶pw asäm¶ntebv¡v ssIamäw sN¿s¸Sp¶Xv F§s\sb¶v hniZoIcn¡m³ UmÀhn\v km[n¨ncp¶nÃ. 1871þ sa³U ]bdpsNSnIfn \S¯nb ]co£W§fmWv ]nev¡me¯v ]mc¼cy¯nsâ hmlIcmb Po\pIfpsS I­p]nSp¯¯n\v hgnsXfn¨Xv. 1950þIfn DNAbpsS LS\ I­p]nSn¨tXmsSbmWv ]cnWmakn²m´w ]qÀ®ambXv. P\nXIimkv{Xhpw ]cnWmakn²m´hpw A§s\ Iq«nap«p¶p.

UmÀhnsâ Bib§tfmSv Akm[mcWamb {]XnIcW§Ä D­mbn, {]tXyIn¨pw aXmßItaJebnÂ. ]ecpw ]cnWmahmZs¯ FXnÀ¯p. ImcWw AXv AhcpsS aXmßIImgvN¸mSpItfmSv tNÀ¶pt]mIpambncp¶nÃ. Bw¥n¡³ k`mt\XrXzw Cu kn²m´s¯ iàambn FXnÀ¯ncp¶p. It¯men¡cpsS {]XnIcWhpw hfsc hyXykvXambncp¶nÃ. A[nIw sshImsX ]cnWmahmZ¯nsâ ta·IÄ P\§Ä Xncn¨dnbm³ XpS§n. Cw¥­nse ImÀUn\ \yqam³ UmÀhn\k¯nsâ hyàamb kt¸mÀ«À Bbncp¶p. ]cnWmahmZt¯mSpÅ It¯men¡mk`bpsS BZy HutZymKnI {]XnIcWw ImWp¶Xv 1950þ ]pds¸Sphn¨ Humani Generis F¶ ]{´­mw ]obqkv amÀ]m¸bpsS Nm{InIteJ\¯nemWv. A\pIqetam {]XnIqetam Bb \ne]msSSp¡msX ]cnWmahmZw Kuchamb ]T\w AÀln¡p¶ hnjbamsW¶v am{Xw teJ\w ]dbp¶p. ]cnWmahmZs¯ a\Ênem¡ns¡m­pÅ k`bpsS BZy{]XnIcWw ImWp¶Xv 1996þ Pontifical Academy of Scienceþ tPm¬ t]mÄ c­ma³ amÀ]m¸mbpsS ktµi¯nemWv. ]cnWmahmZw ""shdpsamcp A\pam\aÃ'' (more than a mere hypothesis) F¶v amÀ]m¸ ]dbp¶p. kXyt¯mSv XÀ¡p¯cw ]dbm³ kXy¯n\v km²yasöv amÀ]m¸ kss[cyw ]dbp¶p. At±lw hnh£n¨ "kXy§Ä' ]cnWmas¯¡pdn¨pÅ imkv{Xob kXyhpw hnizmk¯nsâ k\mX\kXy§fpamWv.

aXs¯bpw imkv{Xs¯bpw i{Xp¡fmtbm an{X§fmtbm UmÀhn³ I­ncp¶nà F¶XmWv hmkvXhw. aXhpw imkv{Xhpw Iq«n¡pgbv¡mXncn¡m³ \nXm´Pm{KX ]peÀ¯nbncp¶ hyànbmWv UmÀhn³. Hcn¡epw At±lw ssZhimkv{X]ctam kmaqlyimkv{X]ctam Bb taJeIfntebv¡v IS¶nÃ. ssZhs¯¡pdnt¨m [mÀ½nIXsb¡pdnt¨m temIs¯¡pdnt¨m XmXznIamb {]kvXmh\Isfm¶pw \S¯msX, imkv{X¯nsâ taJebnÂam{Xw HXp§n¡gnbm\mWv At±lw B{Kln¨Xv. ("I have confined myself to Science") aXhncp² {]kvXmh\IfnÂ\n¶v At±lw {i²m]qÀhw Hgnªp\n¶p. C¶p hnScpIbpw \msf hmSns¡mgnbpIbpw sN¿p¶ Nne ""I­p]nSp¯''§fpsS t]cn ssZh¯ns\Xnsc Bt{Imin¡p¶, \ncoizc¯nsâ hàm¡fnÂ\n¶pw (DZm Richard Dawkins) F{Xtbm hyXykvX\mWv UmÀhn³. 1830Ifn cq]s¸Sp¯nb Bib§Ä 1859hsc At±lw {]kn²oIcn¨nÃ. Xsâ hmZapJ§Ä Ipäaähn[w, Gähpw hkvXpXm\njvTambn AhXcn¸n¡m\mWv At±lw £atbmsS Im¯ncp¶Xv. a\pjysâ ]cnWmas¯¡pdn¨v Cu {KÙ¯n (Origin of Species) At±lw {]Xn]mZn¡p¶nà F¶XmWv asämcp kXyw. 1871þ FgpXnb Descent of Man F¶ {KÙ¯nemWv UmÀhn³ Cu hnjbw ]cmaÀin¡p¶Xv. ssieokpJ¯n\pth­n Ipc§nÂ\n¶mWv a\pjy\p­mbXv F¶p ]dbp¶hÀ UmÀhns\ efnXhXv¡cn¡pIbmWv. CcpImenepbÀ¶p\n¶ GtXm ]qÀÆnIcnÂ\n¶v hgn]ncnªhcmWv Ipc§pIfpw a\pjycpw F¶mWv UmÀhn³ ]Tn¸n¨Xv. AÃmsX Ipc§nÂ\n¶mWv a\pjy³ D­mbXv F¶Ã. PohtemI¯nsâ ]ckv]c_Ôs¯¡pdn¨pw a\pjyPohsâ {]tXyIXIsf¡pdn¨pamWv At±lw ]dªXv. aXaWvUe§fn UmÀhn³ Gsd sXän²cn¡s¸«ncp¶p F¶v taÂ]dª Imcy§Ä hyàam¡p¶p­tÃm. UmÀhn\v [mcmfw FXnÀ¸pIÄ D­mbncp¶p. At±ls¯ sXämb coXnbn a\Ênem¡nbXpsIm­pw sXämb kn²m´cq]oIcW¯n\v At±l¯nsâ Bib§Ä kzoIcn¨XpsIm­pamWv Cu {]iv\w kwPmXambXv. I½yqWnÌv {]Xybimkv{X§Ä cq]oIcn¡m³ ImdÂamÀIvkpw, Bcyta[mhnXzw Øm]n¡phm³ lnävedpw UmÀhnsâ kn²m´§Ä D]tbmKn¨n«p­v. kaql¯nse Gähpw _elo\sc hnthN\t¯msS ImWp¶ \nba§sf km[qIcn¡m³ ]cnWmahmZs¯ D]tbmKn¡p¶hcp­v. [mÀ½nIþkmaqlnIXe§fn cmjv{Sobe£yt¯msS UmÀhns\ D]tbmKn¡p¶hÀ At±ls¯ Häns¡mSp¡p¶p.

]cnWmahmZw AXn¯s¶ aXmßIXbv¡v FXncÃ. tdman \S¡p¶ knt¼mknbs¯¡pdn¨v kmÀÆ{XnIk`bpsS am\hkwkv¡mc¯n\pÅ s]m´n^n¡ÂIu¬knensâ A²y£³ BÀ¨p_nj]v {^mt¦m dhmkn ]dªp: ""UmÀhnsâ ]cnWmahmZw ss{IkvXhImgvN¸mSns\ shÃphnfn¡p¶XÃ''. ssZh¯n\v Øm\apÅ Hcp ]cnWmahmZap­v. {]IrXn\nba§Ä¡v hnt[bamb Hcp ]cnWma{]{InbbneqsS ssZhw a\pjys\ krjvSn¨p F¶Xv bpàn`{Zamb Nn´bmWv. a[yImek`bpsS Gähpw henb ssZhimkv{XÚ\mb tXmakv AIzn\mkv CXp hyàam¡p¶p­v: True contingency in the created order is not incompatible with a purposeful divine providence. krjvSnIÀ½¯n ssZh¯n\v Hcp Øm\hpw \ÂImsX \ncoizcXXzimkv{X¯nsâ ASnØm\ambn ]cnWmahmZs¯ D]tbmKn¡p¶Xns\bmWv It¯men¡mk` FXnÀ¡p¶Xv. a\pjy\pw arKhpw X½n Hcp hyXymkhpanà F¶p ]dbp¶ ]cnWmahmZs¯bmWv k` FXnÀ¡p¶Xv. UmÀhnsâ ]cnWmakn²m´s¯ Bgambn ]Tn¡Wsa¶ Nn´Xs¶bmWv _\UnIvSv amÀ]m¸mbpw ]peÀ¯p¶Xv. AXnsâ AÀ°w UmÀhn³ ]dªsXÃmw kzoIcn¡mw F¶Ã. £am]qÀÆw hnaÀi\_p²ntbmsS A]{KYn¨p]Tnt¡­ H¶mWv UmÀhnsâ kn²m´w. AXntebv¡pÅ Gähpw henb Hcp \o¡amWv tdman Ct¸mÄ Ahkm\n¡p¶ knt¼mknbw.

Xsâ PohnXmhkm\Ime¯v UmÀhn³ FgpXp¶p: ""HcmÄ¡v Htckabw ssZhhnizmknbpw ]cnWmahmZnbpw BIm³ km[n¡ptam F¶v i¦n¡p¶Xv hntcm[m`mkamsW¶v F\n¡v tXm¶p¶p.'' Xsâ acW¡nS¡nbn UmÀhn³ ]cnWmahmZw \ncmIcn¨p F¶p ]dbp¶hcp­v. ]t£ Ahkm\\nanjw hsc ip{iqjn¨ aIfpsS hm¡pIÄ {it²bat{X: ""At±lw Hcn¡epw Xsâ imkv{Xob XXz§Ä ]n³hen¨n«nÃ. acWkabt¯m, AXn\papt¼m''. ss__nfnse DÂ]¯nhnhcW§sf hmNnIambn am{Xw hymJym\n¡p¶ krjvSnhmZw (creationism) ]cnWmahmZs¯ Ft¸mgpw FXnÀ¡p¶p­v. XnI¨pw ssZhimkv{X]camb H¶mbXn\m krjvSnhmZs¯ ssk²m´nIambn imkv{X¯n D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv icnbà F¶XmWv hnZKv²]£w. asäm¶v ID AYhm Intelligent Design F¶ hmZamWv. {]IrXn hfsc k¦oÀ®ambXn\m AXv ssZh¯nsâ IcthebmhWw F¶XmWv ID hàm¡fpsS hmZw. CXpw HcpXcw krjvSnhmZamsW¶mWv ]cnWmahmZnIfpsS ]£w.

tdman \S¡p¶ knt¼mknb¯nsâ ImXÂ: k` ]cnWmahmZs¯ ]qÀ®ambn FXnÀ¡pItbm XÅn¡fbpItbm sN¿p¶nÃ. krjvSnhmZs¯ Bhiy¯nÂIqSpX t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶panÃ. ssZhanà F¶p ]dbp¶ ]cnWmahmZw AÀ°iq\yamWv. k` AXns\ FXnÀ¡p¶p. ID sb¡pdn¨v IÀ±n\mÄ sehmU ]dbp¶p: ""h¯n¡m³ AXv {i²n¡pIbpw tIÄ¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p''. ss__nfnse DÂ]¯nhnhcW§Ä ssZha\pjy_Ôs¯¡pdn¨mWv. "F§s\' F¶ tNmZy¯n\¸pdw "F´psIm­v' F¶ tNmZy¯n\mWv ss__nÄ D¯cw \evIp¶Xv.