CAn you Give me PROOF of evolution???

Question

i mean concrete "macro-evolution" evidence, not over-assumptions from "micro-evolution" which is what Darwin assumed from. Shouldn't our plantet be LOADED w/ transitional fossils from atleast millions of years old?? In science we measure and test, can we observe/test animals changing??? Just my thoughts.PEace.

Answer 1

yes!
We share 95% of our DNA with monkeys. We have watched the evolution of animals as they have become more adapted to their changing environments. Humans have been able to teach monkeys to communicate too. It seems obvious to me that god created a universe that is ever changing and growing, not stagnant. Why is it so hard to believe that god may have started evolution? Maybe Adam and Eve were the first man and woman but not created from the dust of the earth? Just a thought

Answer 2

Several people have already mentioned www.talkorigins.org.

Start there. But anyway, let me point something out, that I'm guessing you are not aware of. Evolution is a 'theory' because that is what scientists call their discoveries. They're not going to call it a fact, because they don't know if everything about evolution is true. And they won't ever know, because we can't travel back in time to verify it.

However, a scientific 'theory' does not mean 'wild guess'. Many theists mistake it as such. Creationism, for example, is a wild guess. It has no evidence whatsoever to support it, and mountains of evidence to refute it. Evolution is exactly the opposite.

This is why creationism is not even worthy of being called a 'theory'. It is not a theory. It is wild speculation, and it is laughably inaccurate.

The point of all this is... while no one can prove the theory of evolution is infallibly correct, we can most definitely prove that creationism is undeniably false. So, we operate from there, and you should too. Make your own assumptions, do your own research, figure out what you think is right.

But understand, that the 'theory' of evolution is no less valid than the theories that govern our understanding of electricity, gravity, light, etc. Biblical mythology is not even remotely close to being in the same category as these.

Answer 3

"In science we measure and test, can we observe/test animals changing???"

To test the theory of evolution directly in this way you would need to observe a group or a single organism for protracted length of time, an unknown quantity, macro evolution isn't measured in our life spans but over longer periods where changes may not be so obvious, a change in a protein here or a change in a chromosome there, or whatever. But when it comes to mutation which is what evolution is ultimately, we can see how our environment has directly contributed to changes in an organism in terms of two headed pigs or other such cases. These are rare and sudden cases but they may prove to be windows onto a larger vista of evolution, a more paced and sedate form of selective mutation, rather than a random one. These are just my thoughts.

When it comes to fossils, I was taught that there in fact millions of fossils around us, they are rock like limestone, calcification of microscopic life, useless fossils nonetheless they are a form of fossil. My understanding is that you need to meet certain conditions, pressure, types of soil that preserve, etc, within an area before fossilisation will occur, so not every deceased organism will leave behind fossilised remains. This is my understanding.

And I agree with the Captain's take on this...

Answer 4

The proof is all around you, including in the mirror. The lack of transitional fossils is the result of erosion, transportation, and deposition. These processes along with volcanism have shaped and reshaped our planet over the billions of years of it's existence. It is simple human arrogance to think that you will be able to comprehend the complex interactions of the universe. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it's not true? If you choose a life of faith over reason, then that is your choice, but it does not take away from the facts, supported by evidence, that evolution has been occurring since the dawn of life.

Answer 5

Can you give me proof of god?

And why is an evolution question in the Religion section? If you actually wanted an answer, you should have posted in Anthropology or science. To post in Religion shows that you have already made up your mind and don't care about the responses.

And making uneducated statements like "shouldn't our planet be LOADED w/ transitional fossils" just shows that you really aren't after information, but rather inflammation. Show me a fossil of Christ. Show me a fossil of a god. Show me the trojan horse. FYI - things don't survive time, especially carbon based things, and a lack of evidence you can hold in your hand doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you choose to not believe in science, then it's your choice.

Answer 6

Macro-evolution is a very sloooooooooow process that happens over millions of years. The human life span is not long enough to observe evolution is process. Even our mind cannot comprehend 1 million years, much less 1 billion. It is like trying to observe the motion of the hour hand of a wristwatch. You can't see it, but it is happening!

Answer 7

hi im a believer of evolution. i tend to be a pearson has to see and touch someting to believe,

palintoligist have mapped the human back to when we were a single cell living in the oceans and have a very convincing library of facts,

i look at christians not with anger or dismay but with an aching heart when 1000,000's of people fall fer benny hing and tammy faye and the l,ike its outragious they are allow to prey on poor people who only want to be well and happy.
the bible as very little fact to prove itsself, im 47 yrs old and can rememeber forty yrs of it, i have never seen anything that couldnt be explained or any miricales. it seems that christians spend all there time defending god why he allows all the pain and sickness in the world, (not very compasinate) but people have to grab on to something.to get throw life.

the bible was really derived from greed from the churches to keep contorl of the ordinay people ,how many times have history recorded goverment and churhes fighting fer power hense money.

people years ago weren't as nieve as we think they were the bible grew story telling like and author now ,stories and folklure with each telling of the story it got more and more intregeing and so over time we have now famous king james version ,

just a little about heaven and hell my parents are pasted away and if there is a heaven they are there, but me if theres a hell thats were ill be ,my parents loved me dearly as my two kids do so they will be in heaven also were there is no pain or sadness. well unless i miss my guess im headed for a hot miserible time so explain how happy my parents and kids will be knowing there son /father in in pergatory. i know i love the fact there happy but it dont add up, i know if it was the other way around i couldnt be happy.

i believe the spirit lives on and goes to the next avaible vessel ie. new born.

anyway thats my view from down here (pergatory) earth

take care
will

Answer 8

Not until the time machine is invented. The fossil record is more complicated than that, and we have a very small window of history to view the changes in animals around us. Humans haven't been around that long by ANYONE's reckoning. It's still really a matter of where you choose to place your faith. Would you prefer to believe in a god, or the educated guesses of scientists? Some people are far more comfortable with one, some with the other.

Answer 9

You mean fossils like how man evolved to be an upright creature? Like the fossil named "Lucy" that was found that is an early version of man? Like the fact that we have almost mapped the entire progress of mankind, except for the missing link? geez dude do some research first before you go knocking evolution. It has far more proof than anything Christianity will ever have.

Answer 10

no one can PROVE evolution... not even scientists all we have so far is carbon dating to say how old rocks are and people that modify a monkeys body to make it seem like it was in the state of evolution at death. No one can say "i have been alive for 23 billion years" or how many they would need. It is all theories. Religion would be the only one to make sense cause the bible so to say has writen proof of things.. but we have translated it and it has lost some of its original "power" and correct meanings. So to answer your question "I" cannot prove to you evolution occured. And no one else can PROVE it occured.