Noun
(biology) A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.
(by extension) Any model of disequilibrium or accumulating change.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe last bastions of resistance to evolutionary theory are organized religion and cultural anthropology. Napoleon Chagnon
I am trained as a psychologist, and I think of all human issues in terms of psychology, neuroscience, genetics, and evolutionary theory. Howard Gardner
Evolutionary theory holds that our ability to sense when we should be suspicious has been every bit as essential for human survival as our capacity for trust and cooperation. Daniel Goleman
Evolutionary theory answers one of the most profound and fundamental questions human beings have ever asked themselves, a question that has plagued reflective minds for as long as reflective minds have existed in the universe: why are we here? Steve Stewart-Williams
The so-called geologic ages are essentially synonymous with the evolutionary theory of origins. The latter is the anti-God conspiracy of Satan himself. Henry M. Morris
There is no controversy within science over the core proposition of evolutionary theory. Kenneth R. Miller