Is EVOLUTION a theory full of nonsense?

Question

From Rock to Bill Gates = No proof; From Dino To Hummingbird = No Proof and etc etc etc etc...Yeah, Lots of NO _SENSE_stories but NO PROOF! Behold evolution work! what? another story?

Answer 1

The fact that you are asking for "proof" rather than "evidence" just shows that you know NOTHING about science. (Hint: You talk about "proofs" in mathematics, not science.)

I am always amazed that people will just call something "nonsense" and believe that tens of thousands of brilliant scientists, for over 150 years, would accept something without any evidence at all. And they feel that with nothing more than 10th-grade biology, they know more than all the PhD.s in biology, paleontology, primatology, genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology combined?

Do you think that all these scientists were just mesmerized by Darwin's sexy body?

Answer 2

Excuse me, evolution is a highly probable theory, with results that can be recreated in a lab situation, this is the sign of proof, so I do not know how you can say there is none. You obviously lack the knowledge about evolution to make an argument against it. With speciation, one species evolves so much, in (usually) two different aspects, that it branches off into two sets of species that can not reproduce together to create fertile offspring. Evolution is an constant, ongoing and extremely long span mechanism, and I'm sorry you can not comprehend that. I suggest if you want to diss evolution, you first inform yourself about the actual workings of evolution or post this in a religious thread, so you and other ignorant people can whine about things you do not even try to understand.

Answer 3

Evolution is not nonsense at all. It has been proven in actual animal populations, as well as simulations in a lab. You should read Charles Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species". If you look at his studies with different species of finches in the Galapagos Islands, you will see how much proof there actually is in support of Evolution with respect to his theory of Natural Selection. The way that organisms survive and adapt to their environments is a form of evolution. Grant and Grant picked up on Darwin's finch studies in the 1970s and found undeniable evidence that the finches evolved in order to survive. You should probably do a little bit of research instead of being so quick to make a decision. Read up on Darwin and the studies of Grant and Grant, it will clear things up for you.

Answer 4

Actually, it is proven that organic matter can be created from non-organic matter.

It is also proven that over time, organic matter will mutate into more complexed organisms like cells.

It is also proven that whatever is the most adapted to a situation will survive to pass off its genes.

It is also proven that random mutations occur.

The only thing that is yet to be established is the exact path evolution took. We know that apes shared a common ancestor with humans, we know that mammals were more adapted to surviving the long winter that killed off the dinosaurs. We now know that most dinosaurs had some types of feathers. What we don't have is just a play by play map of evolution. But we are slowly getting there.

Answer 5

I'm not sure what exactly you would take as "proof" in these instances. We have plenty of evidence that supports the theory that these changes have taken place. There are thousands of pieces of evidence from the fields of geology, paleontology, genetics, physics, chemistry, anatomy, biogeography, etc. etc. etc. that all only make sense if evolutionary theory is correct.

But science can never 'prove' anything. We can't 'prove' that the Romans or Egyptians existed. We can't 'prove' that Abraham Lincoln existed. You can't even 'prove' that you exist. You can present evidence which is consistent with your theory that the Romans, Egyptians, Abraham Lincoln or you exist, and if that evidence matches observations and predictions from your theory, then the theory that those things exist is upheld.

Observations that provide evidence that the theory of evolution is factual include (but are certainly not limited to) the development of resistance to antibiotics in some populations of bacteria; the development of resistance to pesticides in insects; the observed inability of separated populations of various animals and plants to interbreed with each other (observed speciation); fossil evidence consistent with gradual phenotypic changes in morphology among populations over time; radiometric and stratigraphic dating methods consistent with the fossil evidence; biogeographic distribution of modern and fossil organisms consistent with anatomical comparison, genetic information, fossil evidence, and observed speciations; genetic comparisons between living species, and degrees of genetic variation consistent with fossil evidence, and anatomical divergence, and literally thousands and thousands of other pieces of evidence.

Considering that all of these pieces of evidence all present a consistent, logical and well supported argument that the theory of evolution is correct, how can you continue to call each and every one of those pieces 'nonsense'?

Do you have any specific rebuttals to this evidence, other than yelling 'nonsense' in louder and louder shrill voices?

It's like a court of law. If you expect the judge to listen to your case, you have to present some sort of alternative that actually explains why all this evidence that seems to indicate that evolution is factual is actually evidence for something else. Simply yelling 'poppycock! God did it' isn't going to cut it. You don't even have a 'if the glove fits, you must acquit' to cast doubt on the evolutionary evidence.

Answer 6

Yes. Think of all the very many things that live, each one very intricately made, many different tiny parts , all that have very specific functions, some with brains that think and make decisions, that have never altered since recorded history (which is thousands of years) and man wants to believe it all just happened on its own!!!! Can you create yourself? Can you or I actually think up on our own whole systems of life that depend on other systems of life to stay alive on this big round ball? No, we can only look at what is already here and just "decide" something about it. The best thing to decide is to believe Someone so big it's beyond our imagination thought it up for a specific purpose.

Ever stop to think that every subject and object on earth can be reduced in lowest terms to 3 main parts? Ask why.

Answer 7

I thought the point of these questions was to actually find answers. The way you word your question tells me that you already have yours and are closed to others. There is a great deal of evidence to defend the theory of evolution, if you are willing to spend the time.

We see evidence of microevolution all the time. Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics have become prevalent due to overuse of antibiotics. Alien species introduced into new areas crowd out the old residents because they have no predators eating them.

If you go to the website of the American Museum of Natural History, you can find a wealth of information about macroevolution, most of it well accepted by the entire world. The people who work in these fields spend their entire careers searching in earnest for answers. None of them are trying to deceive you, and none of them want you to abandon your faith.

Answer 8

No it isn't.
But your question is proof to your complete lack of understanding of the theory of evolution. Until you pay me to educate you, please bug your biology teacher with those questions. S/he can direct you to the appropriate material. Or your current educational system is failing you. This here is not a forum which is able to bring your education up to scratch.

Answer 9

Evolution theory gives a good sense to logic-thinking people. Go to wikipedia or read something other than bible. There is lot of evidence (from bones of extinct animals to data from genetic information) and if you chose to ignore it, your choice.

Answer 10

Adam to Jesus = No Proof

Jesus + Mary Magdalene = Lots of proof

Noah's Ark = No proof

Crusades and Inquisitions = Lots of proof

Blind christians should first ask for proof form their own religion and their 'Poppy' before thinking about Science.

Think ? They were forbidden to eat the fruit of knowledge !