If Darwin's theory of evolutions is true why did the evolution process stop?

Question

I know this might sound like a stupid question but this is a question I have always wondered and I would like a scientific answer so I can understand it.

Answer 1

It didn't stop. It depends on the speed of a species' reproduction rate. A good example would be the flu virus. It mutates every "flu" season. That's why we keep getting the flu and new flu shots need to be developed every year.

That said, it doesn't mean humans are not evolving. Take a look a pictures from 100-200 years ago. Do you see the difference in look & height trend during that period of time? Each generation evolves a bit. Recently, our generations are getting taller, and our eyes are getting larger. Kids are getting more and more "beautiful" in our standards. People in the world are starting (very slowly) to look similar to each other (body types and facial features).

Answer 2

It did not stop.

Evolution is an *extremely* slow process (relative to human timelines).

It would be like looking at a big oak tree for ten minutes and saying "why the tree stop growing"? Answer, it didn't ... it is still growing, just much too slowly to observe directly. The same is true of evolution. Everything is still evolving, just much too slowly to observe directly.

However, in a rapidly reproducing species, evolution *is* fast enough to observe directly. The reason we get a new flu shot every year is because of evolution. The flu viruses have evolved enough in *just one year* that they are immune to last year's flu shot.

{P.S.}

Jess I ... Darwin did NOT deny his own theory at his death. It's really easy to check out for yourself (everything Darwin wrote or said, including speeches and private letters, and those of his family, colleagues, and close friends, is published and available online). It is one of the easiest examples to check of flat-out LIES that some creationists spread about evolution. If you actually care about the truth, you will check it out.

Answer 3

It didn't stop. Evolution is ongoing because mutations are ongoing. Mutations are the mechanism of evolution.

It just happens so slowly that we cannot see any perceptible changes in our short lifetimes.

Also, Darwin's theory was called "natural selection", not evolution.

Answer 4

It did not stop, just because you can't see it happen doesn't mean it stopped. Do a couple of searches, their are plants and animals with evidence of evolving within the last few hundred years. And oh yes the primates we used to be and the primates we now are. Substantial evidence.

Answer 5

Evolution does not just stop. It is always occuring due to naturally occuring mutations. However, it happens so slowly that we don't always notice it- especially with slow-reproducing organisms. It is much easier to see in bacteria, etc. or organisms that reproduce very quickly.

Answer 6

Well, the evolution process hasn't stopped. What makes you think it has? I assume you are not a genetic replica of your parents. Any time a generation is genetically different from its parents, it is evolution.

Answer 7

What makes you think it stopped?

If you don't look exactly like your mother or father, then you are a good example that it is still going on. It just happens slowly over time.

Cheers.

Answer 8

It didn't stop. Knowledge of it is now being suppressed by the gov...

Answer 9

look at women.... in the 60's if you wanted to date a girl with big boobs, you had to date a heavy girl.... in the 80's skinny with big boobs, now.... mostly skinny, but with a ponch

(what can i say, I'm a pig, i notice these things)

Answer 10

darwin himself denied his theory at his death. intellignet design is the best answer