Is evolution scientific? Can it be proven?

Answer 1

Many people talk about the "missing links" but fail to understand that they are still missing. Even Darwin admitted this, and wondered why there were not billions upon billions of fossils from "transitional forms" of life. However, we find none. Cow fossils are from cows. Fish fossils are from fish. There are no half-and-halfs. Occasionally, an evolutionist will dig up a few bones and proclaim he has found a missing link. Yet, history has borne out that there has never been a link discovered that was not later found to be a hoax or misinterpretation. If evolution were really true, we would have no problem finding millions of years worth of leftover life forms. But there are none to be found! The "transitional forms" we see in museums and in textbooks are heavy on imagination and low on real content. Often, an entire animal is constructed off a single bone...these are not facts, these are wishful guesses.

Answer 2

Evolution isn't really in question. Evolution is an observation and is decidedly scientific. It is simply the product of heredity and sexual reproduction. It is prooven every single day via animal husbandry and horticulture. We pick and choose characteristics in a critter then breed the hell out of it. By doing so, we eliminate undesirable traits and promote desirable traits. Do you think Black Angus or Hereford cattle existed 5,000 years ago?

Creationists simply believe that evolution can't account for the diversity of life we see on Earth. At the core of the debate is whether existence is older then 6000 years or how ever many years old your particular religion or belief system feels it is. Every discipline of science proves Earth and existence to be significantly older then 6000 years. Perhaps god just created existence to look very old, but then why speak through the bible and say it's young?

Answer 3

From a scientific point of view, the important point is that it can't be overturned or even discredited.

For 150 years, experts in zoology, genetics and every other related discipline have been trying to find a fault in it, without success. At most, all that has been achieved are slight modifications to the details, and new additions. These are really no different from the sort of modification and improvements that have been made to the internal combustions engine in the same period.

It's better than it was, but the core principles are the same as they ever were - even before DNA was discovered.

CD

Answer 4

Proven is a strong word in physical sciences. It implies that there are no exceptions anywhere. Evolution is extensively demonstrated. Although a few details are still not nailed down, the core of the theory is secure. Evolution and gravity are comparably demonstrated theories, although electromagnetism is better demonstrated.

Answer 5

It is a scientific theory and like all theories, it will likely never be proven. It does provide a plausible explanation for the ascension of the species however.

Answer 6

Science itself is a set of beliefs that MUST be proven. It wouldn't be science if they couldn't prove it. If I walked up to you and said there is an imaginary man in the sky without proving it wouldn't I look kind of crazy.

Answer 7

Yes, it is scientific. Yes, it can be proven and has been proven. It is how all species on the planet developed.

atheist

Answer 8

Anyone who doesn't beleive in evolution is ignorant of the subject. Most simply state "MY GRANDFATHER WASN'T A MONKEY" or, some of the more rational ones like to say "It's just a theory". So is gravity.

Answer 9

Only to those able to think with an open mind about the evidence.

Answer 10

Yes it is

It has been proven