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Evolution Korea

The democratic system in South Korea is vulnerable to populist impulses. Nonetheless, it is healthier than might be expected.

The country is searching for a new paradigm of development. The Confucian culture, which stresses respect for the ancestors as well as gendered family relationships, continues to be influential in the society. There are signs of a secularist cultural trend that is emerging.

Origins

In the prehistoric era the ancestors of the modern Koreans survived by hunting and gathering wild food. In the tens of thousands of years after, they began to grow crops like millet and beans. They also raised livestock and made furs. They formed tribal states in Manchuria and later on the Korean peninsula. They also established a metallurgy industry, producing iron tools and bronze. They traded with other states and introduced cedon, paper making, block printing, art styles and writing to Japan.

In 2333 BCE Gojoseon was established on the southern part of the peninsula. The state embraced Buddhism and adopted Chinese culture, including Confucian philosophy. During this period the people of Buyeo joined Gojoseon. Gojoseon was a hierarchical society in which a monarch and high-ranking officials were drawn from the landed aristocracy while the rest of the population was peasants. The state collected taxes from the citizens and often required them to fight in the army or work on projects for the government like building fortifications.

Onjo the prince of Goguryeo who was also the son of Jumong who was the founder of Goguryeo, founded the state of Baekje at the end of the period. The new kingdom grew into the southwest region of the peninsula, and clashed against Goguryeo’s commanderies and China’s in the region. Baekje took on Confucian ideas in its state beliefs system in 1390 CE, and established the male-centric notion of filiopiety into a doctrine. In the name of filiopiety, fathers were responsible to their families. They must be obeyed by everyone and admired by even their children and grandchildren.

Goryeo, who ruled from 918 until 1392 CE established the Hangul alphabet based on the shapes made by the mouth when it was pronounced. This greatly improved communication and led to a rise in the writing of Buddhist text. Additionally, movable metal type printing was introduced, and woodblock printing was refined. It was during this time that the Samguk sagi, or ‘History Of the Three Kingdoms’ was first recorded in 1145 CE.

Evolution in Korea

The Korean peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Neolithic times. The earliest evidence for human settlements is evident in the form stone-lined cist graves with precious goods like amazonite jewelry being buried along with the dead. Megalithic structures known as dolmens, constructed from huge single stones, are also common throughout the country.

In the first half of the 1st millennium BCE, Gojoseon established itself as the first recognizable political state. The peninsula was then controlled by a variety of states during the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BC-635 CE) which included Baekje and Goguryeo. The northern part of the peninsula was occupied for a period by the Balhae Kingdom, which historians do not consider to be a genuine Korean state.

Following the Three Kingdoms arose the Proto-Three Kingdoms Period, or Several States Period. Among them, Baekje was the most powerful however, its dynasty ended by the fall of Goguryeo in 676 CE leaving it with its southern territories of Manchuria and the western region around the Hwanghae Bay, while eastern Buyeo and the Gaya confederacy prospered for a period of time.

The Unified Silla kingdom then emerged, and the three kingdoms began to cooperate to expand their territory. Silla with the help of the Chinese, eventually conquered and unified the peninsula in 935.

As Korea enters the post-crisis era its development model appears to be in flux. People who are shocked by the immense cost of the old system are urging an extensive program of liberalization of capital, labor, and product markets. On the other hand, supporters of the old system are seeking to keep it in place by leveraging nationalist sentiments and exaggerating fears about job losses.

Academic and policy analysts remain starkly divided as to the extent to these two trends are driving Koreas shift towards a new model of economic governance. This article reviews the latest developments by analyzing five phases of Korea’s political development that include illiberal democracy (1945-60), democratic authoritarianism (1961-72) and authoritarian exceptionalism (1972-87) democratic paternalism (1987-2001), and participatory democracy (2002 to present). This article also identifies significant factors that may influence these processes.

Creationism in Korea

In South Korea, 26% of the population is Christian. Creationists have succeeded in promoting their beliefs to this population. A 2009 survey revealed that almost a third of respondents did not believe in evolution. Of those who voted, 41% stated that there was insufficient scientific evidence to support the theory 39% of respondents claimed that it did not align with their religious beliefs, and 17% said they did not comprehend it. This level of disbelief approaches that in the United States, where a similar percentage of people do not believe that humans evolved from earlier species of life.

In the past of the anti-evolution movement in Korea was focused on educating college students and bringing them to Christ. An increase in the interest in creation science occurred in 1980, with a four-day seminar held during the World Evangelization Crusade in Seoul that included Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Giss of ICR were the featured speakers. The event was attended by a large number of pastors, professors, church leaders and scientists.

The success of the event led to the creation of the Korea Association of Creation Research on January 31 of 1980. The inauguration event was widely reported in the national press, including The Korea Times and Chosun Ilbo, and it was well-received by the public.

KACR began publishing a newsletter titled CREATION. In it, the organization reported on its own activities and published articles about scientific evidence for the existence of God. It also translated several slides and film strips from ICR as well as a few books on creationism that were published outside of Korea. KACR members taught throughout the country at universities and churches.

One example of a KACR success story took place at the KAIST university in Seoul. Students at the KAIST university in Seoul were so interested in creationism, they raised funds and received funding to construct a small creationist museum on campus.

In addition to its work, KACR has published a bimonthly magazine, CREATION. The magazine covers a variety of topics in the creation science. It also sponsored a series of lectures by ICR staff. It has also organized local branches that hold seminars and give talks to schoolchildren and community groups.

Evolution in South Korea

In the latter half of the 19th century and into the early 20th, Korea moved toward a Westernised lifestyle. The traditional Korean dress, the hanbok, was replaced by miniskirts, and other foreign fashion elements. The traditional Korean music was also replaced by rock and roll and jazz. At this time, the famous samulnori, or masked dance dramas, were popular with the general public. These dramatic pieces were performed to the beat of shaman drummers and other musical instruments.

The economic crisis has shaped Korea’s new paradigm of development. The main challenge for the new regime is to find the right balance between market-oriented and state-led economic policies. It also requires changing incentives, monitoring, or discipline schemes that have shaped the system prior to the crisis. These issues are addressed in Chapters 3 and 4.

The Baekje was founded by Onjo, prince of Goguryeo and the third son of Jumong, Baekje was established in the middle of the Hangang River, those from Buyeo and other regions, as well as migrants from northern China. Baekje, a major regional power in the early 4th century, expanded its territory to Mahan in north and Jeollanam-do south. As a result, it was in frequent conflict with Goguryeo and the Chinese commanderies across the border.

The fall of Silla in the late 8th and early 9th centuries enabled powerful local factions to rise. Gungye, a noble from Later Baekje, established a kingdom with Songak as its capital. It also was in control of a portion of present-day Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces. Then, he moved the capital to Wansanju. He was a rival to Goguryeo.

However his rule was not long-lasting. Wang Geon, a powerful local leader who defeated Gungye in 935, and then united Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla Later, he incorporated Baekje into Goryeo peacefully as a successor. Wang Geon also introduced fundamental reforms, and strengthened the central government system. This marked the end of the Three Kingdoms Period. From that point on, the Korean peninsula was controlled by the Goryeo Dynasty. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Goguryeo Baekje Silla slowly developed into powerful states on the peninsula as well as in Manchuria.