Describe the theory of evolution as you understand it
Far too often ive encountered people and argued about evolution with them not realizing that the fundamental problem is that they have absolutely no idea what the theory of evolution actually says. I just had one idiot tell me that macroevolution is not actually a piece of "darwinism" as she called it...when in fact that is perhaps the most crutial concept of evolutionary theory. So please do state below in your own words from your own minds what the theory of evolution says and/or how the mechanisms of it work.
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Evolution is the theory that all known species share a common ancestor. It is theorized that the pseudorandom mutations that can be observed to occur in modern species were the driving force behind the actual genetic changes, facilitated primarily (though not exclusively) by the observable process of natural selection, wherein various phenotypes result in greater or lesser reproductive success than others. It has been supported by all available evidence thus far, such as phylogenetic analysis, and as a theory is demonstrably shown to make accurate predictions, as can be seen in such fields as pharmaceuticals research, epidemiology, and even animal husbandry. No attempts at refuting it have been successful thus far, nor have any competing hypotheses yielded accurate predictions; most attempts to refute it are rooted in varying levels of ignorance, misunderstanding, or simple misinformation. It's a lot to mention, I'd feel better with a questionaire. I can say this as a minimum though. It is believed that all life on Earth started from a few paramecium, and specifically that humans today evolved from a creature very similar to the modern ape. The historical portion of evolution may still be a theory, I guess technically, but evolution can be seen today, in something as simple as natural selection, and how the creatures with the best traits for their enviroment live, and the ones who are not so suited for it, die. 2
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evolution is just a cheap pseudo-intellectual (sounding smart ? ... not) way to say please don't bother me with truth .... I'm enjoying my sin to much ........ lol << http://dadmansabode.com/forum/ 1
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evolution is just a cheap un intellectual (sounding smart ? ... not) way to say please don't bother me with truth .... The term you're looking for- wordiness used to seem more intelligent than one actually is- is 'pseudo-intellectual.' Strange, I thought you'd have at least a passing familiarity with the term? 1
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