How can people really think that evolution happens?

Question

Now, we all know that the stuff in those evil science books is just the devil's word.

Why do you people fall for that?

Ok then, all you smarties.

Why are there still monkeys?

Answer 1

Halflife, Carbon 14 is 5730 years.
If you had read more Science books, you'd know too!

Answer 2

Oh geez. Scientific books are the "devil's word"? You're a bit of a religious extremist aren't you? That quote of yours would fit right in with those of the paranoid people of small 15th century colonial villages that were scared of any bit of scientific advancement. I'm not an Atheist, but I'm going to give you another point of view here. There is evidence, hard evidence, behind a vast majority of the information contained in those "scientific books". Things that occured in them have been proven scientifically possible through tests and thorough study. Is it scientifcally possible to part a sea with the wave of a hand? or have a long, drawn-out conversation with a burning bush? These things, at least by today's standards and scientific laws, are not possible. Do you see why some people might doubt the bible a bit? You probably don't. Heck, you probably skipped over reading most of this because what I have stated here doesn't match your beliefs. Be a bit willing to hear both sides. Not saying you have or should change your beliefs, but at least try to understand the other perspective and not be nearly as closed-minded.:::On a side note to your recent additional question, if you were to have actually read those scientific books (because clearly you didn't) you would understand that while monkeys and humans have a common ancient ancestor, they at a certain point in history began to evolve SEPARATELY. You know how there are tigers and there are domesticated cats? Common ancestor but different animal. Not exactly the same, but hopefully (although I might be shooting for a miracle here) you get the point.

Answer 3

Probably because the overwhelming consensus of scientific evidence points to evolution. A number of independent lines of reasoning get us there.

First, there is the fossil record. We have almost a billion years of demonstration that life changes over time, adapts to new conditions, and recovers from awesome catastrophes.

Second, we can see the effect of non-natural (man-influenced) selection on domesticated animals; e.g., dogs have been bred to fill hundreds of niches.

Third, we can see the effect of man on natural selection: a canonical example is the coloration of a moth in England: during the industrial revolution, the proportion of black moths to white moths increased dramatically when trees became soot-covered (better camouflage); since WW II when the amount of coal burning and soot has decreased in England, the proportion has started to shift back to white-colored moths.

Finally, we understand evolution all the way down to the genetic level: we understand how the expression of genes (genotype) leads to physical characteristics (phenotype) that can influence survival rates, and hence lead to evolutionary adaption to new conditions.

Since evolution is a scientific theory, it will be chucked out if another theory better fits the data. That means that evolution, as the accepted theory, is the one that best fits the data today.

So the real question is, "how CAN'T people really think that evolution happens?"

Answer 4

how can you think that one day *poof* Adam and Eve magically appeared in a garden?

There's these things called science and historical artifacts and histoy...and common sense to know that people dont just appear with magic

Why are there still moneys and apes? Well, why are there still Tigers and jaguars? We have domesticated cats, right? So, then why are their larger and wild counterparts still here? It's survival of the fittest and the development of different species! that was a dumb question.

Answer 5

First of all, you need to study the origins of religion. Understand who invented the mythology of the Devil. It's actually a quite recent invention by man compaired to all of history. Once you feel not afraid that lightning isn't going to strike your supersticious irrational little mind of yours... You take the first scary step and READ the science books.

Answer 6

Intelligence and common sense. Not difficult to believe in the logical.

Your "why is there still monkeys" question is illogical. Understand that evolution doesn't teach mankind came from the simian branch, but we have the same ancestor. You're not very bright, are you.

Answer 7

Whether we came from monkeys, or a common ancestor, I don't know, but evolution DOES happen.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=136581&tools=bot

This is an article from the Journal of Virology. Probably not what you want to hear, but viruses are "alive", and they evolve.

Answer 8

You prove the point by just being on the site Oh Tami. I now know where the last dinosaur is living and it can use a keyboard, isn't that just amazing....

Answer 9

Because we can PROVE it happens.
Man evolving from apes is up for some debate, but evolution happens. Some organisms evolve quickly. Bactiria, for example, we can watch evolve.

Answer 10

Because it does, and we see it does. How else are germs able to adapt to our methods of killing them? What else explains the fossil record? What about our own evolution, people are getting taller and losing their wisdom teeth as time goes on.