Evolution: Fact or Fiction?
@snarkymolarky (76)
United States
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@Zmugzy (773)
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10 Mar 07
I think evolution is one of the greatest discoveries of the 19th century and has subsequently had a profound influence on the way we as humans view oursleves in relation to other species and in our relation to the universe. Before Evolution people many believed that God created each species separately and that humans were the most important lifeform.
There are still many though who seem unable to understand the scientific data and therefore cannot make valid judgements. There are others who simply refuse to look at the facts because, understandably, they challenge the very foundations of their beliefs.
I have started a few discussions about evolution as I find it a fascinating subject that makes life on earth seem even more wonderful.
@brandi_girl_16 (624)
• United States
10 Mar 07
There's really nothing to debate here. Evolution is not scientific fact it's merely a scientific theory that has not been proven. There's really nothing to support this theory other than statements that scientists have made up themselves. In the Bible there's nothing that mentions cavemen and all that, it says that God created man, Adam and Eve, and it says nothing about them resembling an ape. They say that this is Darwin's theory, which it is, he did come up with this theory of evolution first (Survival of the Fittest) but did you know that even he said this was just a theory?! Yes, he did! He also said that it could be possible that it could be totally false, too! Do the research. There was an article in National Geographics a few years ago (I don't remember the year) but it was a good, informative one. You should try looking it up. Good luck!
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@snarkymolarky (76)
• United States
10 Mar 07
A scientific theory does not mean it is unproven. The concept that states that planets gravitate towards each other is called a theory. I suggest you look up the definition of a scientific theory.
Also, the Bible does not constitute valid proof, because there is no solid fact backing it up.
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@Amaterasu (1)
• United States
11 Mar 07
No evidence? Why do whales have hip bones, then?
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@Bytekeeper (372)
• Philippines
15 Mar 07
Evolution is not a theory but a fact. Evolution is a process that takes time, go out to a forest, you will see different kinds of insects, plants, etc., that fact is, they cam from a certain specie of plant or insect, or animal. but as time passes by, the environment changes, so are these creations, they have to evolve in order to survive the changing world.
For adam and eve, its in the religion side of the story. :)
@maildumpster (3815)
• United States
18 Mar 07
I don't understand why people are so threatened by creationist that they feel the need to start these types of discussions.
To tell you honestly I believe in a combination of both evolution and creation. It seems once I say that no one wants to talk to me anymore LOL. Or an uptight creationist will start calling me an evolutionist. .. It can get crazy.
I believe that many things evolved. I don't believe we evolved from apes. There are things that I am aware of that can point to an alternate conclusion.
@Fargale (760)
• Brazil
12 Mar 07
Gould never doubted that evolution happens, he just discussed how fast it happens. The traditional thinking considered it a very slow process, Gould proposed that the process occured in shorter, much faster bursts.
Shame on those pesky scientists for changing their opinions based on the evidence. They should have just ignored the evidence and stubbornly insisted on their old idea, like any bible-thumping creationist who can't even admit how old stars are, right?
@leavert65 (1018)
• Puerto Rico
12 Mar 07
Lack of transitional stages in the fossil record which should be the norm and not the exception as stated by several paleontologists such as Gould, Eldredge, Patterson, etc.
Niles Elderedge and Stephan Jay Gould claimed evolution really does not work in a gradual process. They stated that evolution occurs by quick, large leaps. This concept is known as punctuated equilibrium. It is interesting how these scientists, after realizing the fossil record fails to lend any credibility to the theory of evolution, have changed the entire philosophy of how evolution happened in order to fit the facts of the fossil record. Even so, punctuated equilibrium lacks any scientific evidence to support it.
"Gould and the American Museum people are hard to contradict when they say there are no transitional fossils" - Senior Paleontologist of the British Museum of Natural History (the late) Colin Paterson
"It has become abundantly clear that the fossil record will not confirm this part of the theory (the existence of close transitional forms) or Darwin's predictions. Nor is the problem a miserably poor record. The fossil record simply shows that this prediction was wrong" (Niles Elderedge and Tattersall)
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