2006-09-20 22:30:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely! There are mountains of support for evolution from many different disciplines of science. Geological evidence in the form of transitional fossils, Biological evidence including observation of natural selection, biochemical evidence in DNA... There is enough out there to lead one who understands it to come to the conclusion that this is indeed what has happened and what continues to happen.
2006-09-21 01:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is fact. We have a new flu vaccine every year because the influenza virus evolves every year. Scientists have observed, recorded and created evolution.
The evolution of mankind is probably what you are talking about. There is an amazing amount of evidence to support the theory that mankind shares a common ancestor to monkeys. If you are generally interested in the subject, I would take a physical anthropology class from a community college or something.
By the way, in response to Readkoran's answer. Most of what he is saying either has nothing to do with evolution or shows his complete lack of understanding to evolution. If you research what are some common mistakes people make when trying to scientifically dis-prove evolution, his answer is almost point for point with that.
2006-09-21 05:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are facts to support evolution. The entire basis for the theory is what has been observed as fact. Nobody would have ever came up with the theory of evolution if they weren't trying to explain what they were seeing in nature. The idea behind science is develop and change theories to fits the facts; not to develop and change "facts" to fit your theories as you and your fellow creationists do. I know you are laughing at us, Jeanne, but we are laughing even harder at you. We evolutionists have science, reason, and the facts on our side. You just have you pathetic unconditional faith in the Bible. Don't worry, though, I have faith that someday you will be cured of your ignorance.
2006-09-24 10:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by Shaqfan11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you this neat little story.
there was this industry plant that dumped synthetic - chemical waste into a pond, killing all life in it. Nothing would grow remotely close to it. Then, when someone decided to visit it some time (a decade) later, they saw films of bacteria on the surface of the pond that is still toxic. In fact, it is feeding on the toxic waste.
This synthetic chemical is not found in nature and made only by man that was dumped there 10 yrs ago. The reasoning that scientists figured was that the bacteria evolved a system to utilize the synthetic chemical waste for food. Thats evolution.
Now, i find it hard to believe that god decided to just stick another species of life in a toxic pond just to be interesting.
2006-09-22 22:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by leikevy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smooth transitions in the fossil record, transitional forms (I know theists refuse to recognise them but I assure you they DO exist) such as, Therapsida (between reptiles and birds), Ambulocetus natans (between mesonychids and cetations), Ichthyostega (between fish and tetrapods) etc.
Genetic analysis allows for mathematical nested hierarchies which is only possible when groups of subjects succeed from one to the next. An example of this is a family tree as the pattern formed by it`s arrangement is called a nested hierarchy, you cant put cars for example in a nested hierarchy.
Genetic similarities between organisms that are closely linked on the evolutionary tree.
Observed examples of speciation which is where an animal, bacterium, or plant gains an advantage through beneficial mutations (which do exist) one good example is malaria's resistance to antibiotics which it didn`t posses in the wild.
I could go on but I`m running out of time, but if you are really honest with yourself and honestly love the truth no matter where it leads you will know that evolution is a fact, if you want something comfortable and your not really concerned about accuracy by all means believe what you wish.
2006-09-20 22:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by LenV 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Evolution' I understand to mean microevolution.
many facts to support. It has been observed in our lifetime. How evolution works is not understood. Evolution is a fact... how it works is the theory.
2006-09-20 22:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by CJunk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the way I heard it, A bombadier beetle produces violent chemical reactions by squirting chemical A out of gland A, and squirting chemical B out of gland B. whilst the chemicals blend, they explode in a fashion. there replaced into some question as to why the beetle stronger with those 2 glands. coming up one without the different could be of no use and a drain on actual factors. Devoloping a gland that made the two could reason the beetle to blow up. So no longer rapidly, the beetle stronger first one, then the different, and the two have been seperate. With glands that excreted the chemicals from diverse pores outdoors of the physique, so the beetle does no longer blow itself up. And it purely occurs that those chemicals the beetle produces purely happen to blow up whilst they are mixed. Then there replaced into that stuff some cambrian or pre-cambrian explosion interior the style of diverse fossil varieties interior the fossil record. gents, i do no longer doubt evolution "suits" properly for motives. yet its have been given some extensive holes in it. And calling human beings names won't fill them in.
2016-10-17 09:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello!! :o) The word 'evolution' means different things to different people. Is there proof that things evolve? Yes - absolutely. All you have to do is think back on your OWN life and how YOU have changed over the years. But is there proof that the world was created by chance - that one 'accident' or 'mishap' started everything and 'evolved' from there to where we are now? NO. No proof at all. But that doesn't mean it didn't happen that way. I just don't believe it - that's all. Craig!! :o)
2006-09-20 22:44:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess if you choose to ignore the facts that there are stages of evolution such as neanderthal man to what our present stage is then no, there is no proof, but otherwise yes there is quite a bit of evidence and proof
2006-09-20 22:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Science, Are there any facts to support God?
2006-09-20 22:36:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋