Has Anyone Seen Evolution?

Question

Two questions immediately come to mind after evolutionists attempt to explain our world and we who live in it and ask questions about who we are and how we got here. First, who is this “evolution” person who did these things? Point him/her/it out to me.

When pushed, evolutionist would have to admit that no one has ever seen the invisible entity that has been named “evolution.” Is evolution like the Force of Star Wars that “surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together”?

Then there is the question of where does the standard for good and evil come from? This is never explained. The mechanism “whereby life arose from non-living matter and subsequently developed entirely by natural means” evolution) is invisible as is the method to extract meaning from it (reason).

Evolutionists tell us that a belief in the invisible nature of God is a philosophical; however it’s OK to believe in the invisibility of this “evolution” entity that has supposedly created life out of non-l

Thanks for your responses. No one has answered my two questions;

Who is this “evolution” person who did these things? Point him/her/it out to me.

Then there is the question of where does the standard for good and evil come from? This is never explained.

Answer 1

Concerning the debate going on about intelligent design and evolution: is it possible that the final answer about which of these two seemingly opposite ideas is correct could simply be yes?

With one position firmly held by the believers and the other just as fearlessly defended by the non-believers, if you happen to be in a position somewhere near the middle, it does not look all that complex. From this position, you wonder why either-or has to be the answer.

If you believe that some higher being created the universe by intelligent design, what more elegant and intelligent design could there have been than a self-regulating system that continually checks its own errors and makes its own corrections in mid-stream as an integral part of the process.

This all seems quite logical to me although it probably won’t satisfy the believers because they are afraid to see any truth other than the one they have been told to believe in. Inversely it certainly won’t satisfy the non-believers because it leaves them stuck with a god that they are so obviously terrified of.

To sum up this view from the center, it might be most easily be explained by saying perhaps the designer was intelligent. Problem is, the designer was likely so intelligent that those seeking to prove that it is intelligently designed may be incapable of ever understand it well enough to see it for the elegant self regulating design that it has always been.

The nonbelievers will be similarly handicapped due to the internal terror the have about the idea that there may be a God. Neither side being able to leave their entrenched position for fear they may have to admit they were wrong. While the rest of us stand by trying to figure out what all the fuss is about. Personally I don’t think anyone is wrong, I just feel both sides are about half right.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 2

(Before I answer, Evolution is right in front you, life)

1. Evolution isn't a person, it is a process though a means called Natural Selection. All life has a single instance, on our planet it was the basic building blocks called amino acids. And given the incredible amount of time, like 4 Billion years, you get the diversity of the biological world. Trees, fish, slime mold, dogs, humans, dinosaurs, bacteria. All of it is related. Deep down at the molecular level, we are exactly the same.

2. Where did Good and Evil come from, simple, evolution itself. A simple rule of Evolution is survival of the fittest. Which not only means beating out another organism, it means to be able to reproduce more offspring with more traits that will allow the organism to survive and thrive and reproduce more offspring, and so on.

An alligator will carry her young in her mouth several miles down the river, just to move them to a new nest. Now she can easily bite down and have some eggs but she doesn't, why? Because she knows that killing her offspring, her own kind, is wrong. It may be a more basic instinct but for us, it is somewhat the same. We all care for our own kind (good) because if we all just go out and kill (evil) there would be no one left.

Evil, as a force itself, doesn't exist. The universe is neither benign nor hostile, just indifferent to the concerns of humans.

Answer 3

A better question is has anyone ever seen a corpse reanimate in a manner that's claimed in the christian resurrection? Is it a mere coincidence that no one observes corpses reanimating in the present time, or was the so called resurrection an isolated event? Moreover, is there such a thing as an isolated event? The most probable answer is not.
You are also badly confused about evolution. Evolution is a process, not an entity as you claim. Evolutionary processes occur quite rapidly in microorganisms, and are observed every day by scientists. I suggest you pick up a virology textbook sometime.

Answer 4

Has Anyone Seen Math?

Two questions immediately come to mind after mathematicians attempt to explain our world and we who live in it and ask questions about who we are and how we got here. First, who is this “math” person who did these things? Point him/her/it out to me.

When pushed, mathematicians would have to admit that no one has ever seen the invisible entity that has been named “math.” Is math like the Force of Star Wars that “surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together”?

Answer 5

the respond on your question is "sure". the persons who've responded "no" to this question do no longer understand what evolution is. Evolution is scientifically defined to be a metamorphosis interior the genomes of a inhabitants of organisms over the years. this transformation is using mutations generating new genetic fabric, and then organic determination possibilities out the mutations that supply characteristics favorable for survival, and enables the organisms with those characteristics to stay to tell the tale extra frequently and convey extra offspring. Resistance to antibiotics in micro organism is using a mutation interior the gene series of the micro organism. This has been immediately observed in labs. The micro organism that have the resistance to the antibiotics stay to tell the tale and convey offspring extra effective than people who don't, subsequently generating a inhabitants of micro organism with a distinctive genome that the unique inhabitants. This fits the definition of evolution, subsequently "superbugs" are an occasion of evolution and that they tutor that evolution (a minimum of in this small scale) is occurring on the instant. this would be a actuality and isn't any longer controversial, in spite of what different answerers would inform you.

Answer 6

Why would you want to give a term (evolution) human characteristics. That’s like saying is the universe a man or woman! Or that a planet can get mad, sad, happy, or pleased etc...
Evolution has nothing to do with a person or a being, it just is. Just like the universe.
Evolution just happens, we cannot fully explain it yet; but there will come a time when we can.

Standards for good and evil…hum…
We have developed these standards through how we see the world, through our dualistic nature, and over time passing through history, by the use of our senses.
Good/Evil are just words we use to help communicate our experience to others.
There is no good or bad, just relative to the human perspective. If you see yourself outside of the context of good/evil, a lot of things will start to make more sense to you. Because to label things good or evil; is just to force your perspective on others, and theirs on you.
EX: Man stubbed his toe and felt pain; he did not like the pain he felt through his senses. So he made a term to explain how that felt, through his experience.
If he stubbed his toe and it felt good to him, our whole basis of good and evil would be completely different than how it is today.
If you took away our senses, would good and evil have any ground to walk on?
If you could not sense, would those words have any meaning?
If you could not see, hear, taste, touch, or listen; would you still see your reality as having good or evil?
If so how could you experience good or evil without experiencing it through your senses?
So how could there be a standard of good and evil, it is all just relative to your personal perspective, colored with your senses and the accumulation of what we call history (other people’s perspectives throughout time)…

Answer 7

That's a completely nonsensical question because it assumes that evolution is an entity. Evolution is a result of the mutability of nucleic acids and proteins -- it happens when a nucleic acid is changed, either by transcription error (nothing is foolproof, not even ribosomes, but they're a damn sight better at it that most human copyists... but they still fail occasionally) or through environmental damage (chemical or radiation damage to a nucleic acid, interpolation of viral code into host DNA, that sort of thing). If a mutation is negative, it will generally be lost. If neutral or positive, it will likely be retained, and evolution continues.

Honestly, to assert that no one has answered your question is rather dishonest of you. The question proceeds from false premises to begin with, and asking people to stick to them in giving their answer is not going to win you any friends or respect.

Answer 8

Question 1: Evolution isn't an entity in that sense. It's a name given to what happens when you have such a thing as heritable characteristics and a fitness environment. Your question is like saying: so, you say that it rained yesterday. Who is this "raining" person who did this thing? Point him/her/it out to me.

Question 2: Concepts of right and wrong, good and evil are relatively easily explicable as having arisen through evolution.

Answer 9

apparently your just another fundie trying to condemn evolution trying to sound smart like you ACTUALLY know something but alas, tis just arrogance misplaced in god. to your first question, oh yes there has been very recent evolution, if you will google "peppered moth" or just click the site below.

and to your second question that whole golden law thing doesnt just apply to christians, its basic instinctive survival to not want to be killed, to conserve energy from others giving you gifts to show affection for mating or other survival alliances and so on. its just a survival mechanism, if you make friends with a stronger being by offering them services they might offer you services too.

Answer 10

Evolution is the change in allele frequencies over time.

Yes we have. Michigan State has bred over 30,000 generations of bacteria and watched it evolve.

Science has nothing to say about good and evil. Gravity can't tell you that either - are you going to jump off a building next?

No, this atheist is telling you belief in good is crap. Evolutionary biologists may or may not believe in god. It's up to them.