Is the theory of evolution by Darwin fullproof?Does it have any counter theories?

Question

what are the other theories explaining the origin of humans ?

Answer 1

Creation Science / Intelligent Design Theory. Evolution is kind of the "fad" theory right now, even though scientists are finding evidence against it. Evolution is an interesting theory, as is intelligent design, and I think people should at least understand it before making their decision. The reason that apes and humans exists simultaneously is because humans didn't come from apes. According to the theory of evolution, humans and apes evolved from a common ape-like ancestor that doesn't exist now.

Answer 2

Darwin's theory of evolution is not foolproof. By definition, it can never be as scientific theories MUST be falsifiable. Other theories on evolution included Lamarck's theory, which was shown to be false. Evolutionary theory today combines Darwin's natural selection with heredity, genetic drift, mutation, and other items.

It must be noted that Creationism and Intelligent Design are not scientific theories.

By the way, for those arguing the "Well, if evolution is true, why are apes still here?" cliche, I hate to inform you that you are very under-informed. Humans did not evolve from apes, rather they share a common ancestor. Essentially, apes underwent allopatric speciation.

Also, I'm very tired to explaining this (We need a Sagan protege in the biological fields to help the public understand this!), but theories in science do not mean wild guesses. Scientific theories are rather conceptual models that explain a series of observations. Theories and facts are not rungs on a ladder of certainty. Rather, theories unite and explain facts and they are provisionally accepted as truth. The theory of evolution is just as much of a theory as the theory of gravity, or the theory of relativity, or atomic theory. Try jumping off a ten-story building if you argue that the theory of gravity, as you would logically suggest, is "just a wild guess."

Answer 3

There are actually many disagreements with Darwin's model of evolution, and not all of them are based in the Creationist/Evolutionist plight. To start with there's the evolutionary theory of a man named Lamarck. Darwin's theory essentially states that everything started with a single parent cell that formed accidentally, and all life evolved from that. Lamarck advocated that every type of being started with it's own parent and has evolved to this point from there. Another facet of Darwin's theory is the idea that variations are produced every generation and then selected for by natural selection. This brings up the problem of species condensing. After a certain point it seems that there are less and less of a given tier of animal (less great apes than primates, less primates that canines, etc). This contradicts Darwin's Theory which predicts infinite branching out. A man named Teilhard de Chardin theorized that evolution was something planned behind the scenes. The next stage of evolution was chosen by the genome of the creature itself in a process he called 'groping.' Also there is the work of Alfred Whitehead which is based in the concept that the cell is a fundamental unit, just like the atom, and evolution is the expression of different arrangements of that, just like matter is the expression of arrangements of atoms.

Answer 4

Darwin's evolution theory is exactly that: A THEORY. It is accepted as bringing us closer to the truth as long as it is not scientifically proved that it is wrong.
Darwin's theory is considered scientific because anybody can test it by using the scientific method and duplicate its results. Up until now nobody has scientifically proved that the theory does not work. The only way to do that would be to use the same scientific methods and get DIFFERENT results.
Any theory that is based on belief, religion or "hunches" is fine, but not SCIENTIFIC. Intelligent design is such a theory. For many people, especially for believers in a higher being, the intelligent design theory makes sense and it is their good right to believe in it, but (as yet ?) it has not been scientifically proved.

Answer 5

There are no other theories or postulations that have the mountain of evidence to prove their contentions that Evolution has. The beautiful thing about an honest search for truth is that if contrary information becomes available, any theory can be modified or discarded if the new information warrents that. On the other hand, I believe that if a fundamentalist Christian did not know how an automobile came into existence, he would blindly attribute it to the divine hand of God's intelligent design. So much for superstitious dogma.

Answer 6

What exactly is a "theory?" Physics students learn about Newton's theory of gravitation. Does that mean the existence of gravity is questionable? Of course not. Gravity is a fact, and so is evolution. A "theory" is a model for a physical reality.

Darwin's theory is that evolution is the result of random changes and natural selection. Yes, there are other theories about evolution--Lamark's theory, for example

Answer 7

The only counter theories I know of are the bible.I believe Darwin though we still have not found the missing link.This would be better categorized under anthropology.There is a ton of evidence showing a gradual evolution from apes but nothing showing the last step to humans.I've never seen anyone produce a person from a rib though.

Answer 8

Darwin"s theory was a litttle meager. However new Present theory of evolution has taken up a completely different meaning= One that does not leave Providence out of the picture.

Answer 9

no theory of life existence it can be really proved
but the Darwin theory is the only logical one
there was a story about aliens building the pyramids and populate the earth
all the religious have there one theories about a superpower creating the living on the earth
non of those theories are not full proof

Answer 10

No theory is foolproof. In particular theories about life. Life exists at least 3 billion years. The universe exits about 13.5 billion years. we have about 5000 years accumulated knowledge. Out of which only about 500 years or so about astronomy. So any theories formulated using this knowledge base can not describe about 13.5 billion years. But it looks very promising. There are no other theories. Creation is not a theory. It is a statement.