Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man
A)is filled with expressions of doubt and hesitancy over the new evolutionary theories.
B)proposed the first theory of genetic mutations.
C)argued for the animal origins of human beings, who had evolved by adapting to their environment over time.
D)placed humans in the center of a rational universe.
E)predicted the extinction of man and the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature.

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The Descent of Man argued for the animal origins of human beings and their evolution by adapting to their environment over time. The book expressed confidence in evolutionary theory and did not predict the extinction of man or the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature. While there may have been some expressions of doubt and hesitancy, these were not the main themes of the book. Darwin's work did not propose the first theory of genetic mutations, although his theory of evolution by natural selection did help to explain how genetic variation could arise and be passed down through generations. The idea of placing humans in the center of a rational universe is more associated with the worldview of the Enlightenment than with Darwin's theory of evolution.

Charles Darwin's the Descent of Man