Aristotle came up with the first theory about life on Earth and he believed that species were fixed creations arranged by their complexity, and those ideas alone lasted for 2000 years. Lamarck later discover that change occurs over a long period of time and he discovered that in the early 1800s. Finally, in 1859, Darwin published his book about his theory of evolution (On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection.) This encompassed his findings from his voyage on the HMS Beagle in 1831-36 on divergent evolution of finches on Galapagos Island and also his research in Australia.
The following are the opinions of some of our Contributors, along with summaries of their reasons:
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EvolutionBiological classifications: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, SpeciesEverything after its kind (species), there is no evolution between "species", God made a law that there can not be any breeding between species and this is why you will never see a cross species animal like a squirrel and a rabbit. God created all and made natural laws to govern the natural world and these laws can not be broken.
A cama is a hybrid between a camel and a llama. These two species have been separated by 2-3 million years of evolution, yet may be able to produce fertile offspring.
You might also look up "wolfin." There are countless other examples of hybrids.
So much for "God's law" (obviously a misinterpretation of scripture on your part).
There is only evolution within a species. By evolution within a species we get tall people, short people, dark people, and light people, because of dominant and recessive traits which are explained with Mendel's law.
Go to http:/www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/evolution/genetics/mendelsvariation.html to learn more about Mendel's law.
There is also evolution whereby species change altogether. Look up Tiktaalik roseae.
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No I don't. The world isn't getting better, Its getting worse. And people are getting dumber.
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Evolution within a species doesn't mean getting better or worse it simply means change. I also believe the world is getting worse but moral decay is not evolution.
This is a question that is primarily based on opinion. There are people that believe in evolution and there are those that do not.
Those that do not believe in Evolution say thus:
No I do not. It says that evolution does not exist in the BIBLE. There has been scientists that even have proof that evolution is not true. Issac Newton is one of them! There is a YouTube video on it. GOD created humans, trees, bushes, animals and etc. If you are reading this and you do believe in the crazy sense of evolution YOU MAY REAP WHAT YOU SOW! Just like Jesus said! I myself kind of believe in evolution but in a different way. I believe that god created us as apes and made us evolve.
Those that do believe in Evolution have their say:
Yes, I do. According to Darwin, plants and animals first started to inhabit the Earth billions of years ago, and all first started as cellular organisms that graduated from the oceans to land. Scientific studies and genome projects have been done on the processes of evolution and how animals have been naturally selected to become what they were when found as fossilized remains, to what inhabit the earth today. Nothing was mentioned in the Bible about giant raptors or reptiles that once inhabited the earth millions of years ago. Nor was there any mention about the large Mastodons or the Saber-toothed tigers during the Ice Age. All of these have been found in fossils, in soil and rock deposits that have developed over millions or billions of years. The reason that nothing was mentioned in the Bible about such dinosaurs and ice-age mammals is because no body knew such creatures existed. All they knew is about is those animals that were currently found in the world during the time the Bible was written. No one knew much about Paleontology back then.
Darwin has proved in his books about how animals evolve according to where they live, the environment that affects them and what and how they eat. Galapagos island is one prime example that Darwin made note of. Even the study of human existence, according to our genetics and how they are related to other apes in the world, as well as those skeletal remains that were and still are being uncovered all over the world, is a certain process of evolution.
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Yes it is true! If you look at his many years of hard work and research it will explain to you how true the idea of evolution is!
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Truth is a fairly weak concept. In science, theories are either accurate (they closely model or reflect reality and make good approximate predictions) or they are not accurate (contradicted by evidence). Evolution is not contradicted by evidence, and enjoys enormous explanatory power. Evolution explains the order found in the fossil record, that fish predate amphibians, and amphibians predate reptiles, birds, and mammals. Evolution also explains the nested hierarchy in which all organisms are readily classified. If evolution was wrong, this hierarchy should not exist, and most species should not be readily classifiable.
The Theory of Evolution basically states that over time, animals change, or mutate, to fit their surroundings. Random mutations constantly pop up in animals. Some are bad, some good, and most neutral. The good mutations will allow that particular organism to reproduce more often, creating more of it's kind. If the mutation is bad, that organism will die out before any chance of reproduction, or shortly thereafter. If it is nuetral, it all depends on chance.
I do not " think " about the evidences and arguments for the theory of evolution by natural selection so much as being compelled to accept them. The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the unity and diversity of life on earth and is the cornerstone of the biological sciences.
No. For a few of the reasons why not, see these links:
http://religion.answers.com/controversy/is-there-evidence-against-evolution
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/can-you-prove-that-god-exists
http://www.allaboutscience.org/intelligent-design.htm
Yes, although Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection has been subject to incremental change and improvement since the nineteenth century, and will probably continue to be improved until all possibilities are exhausted. From this perspective, it is not necessary to believe that Darwin's theory was an absolutely correct and complete explanation of the process of evolution, although it comes close.
The Theory of Evolution is based on the observed facts of evolution, both in the fossil record and in DNA. The only way not to believe in evolution is to wilfully ignore the facts or to dispute them. Scientists with the skills and knowledge to dispute the facts do not do so. While it is still possible to believe that the modern Theory of Evolution does not properly represent the process by which evolution occurred, I believe it is not possible for an informed and objective person not to believe that species have evolved over a very long period of time.
For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
Evolution is called natural selection to set it apart from directed selection. Directed selection is the process used by farmers and dog and cat fanciers to produce new breeds of plants and animals. The process involved is to have the farmer only allow the plants or animals with traits he desires to have offspring and pass on these characteristics.
Natural selection, as proposed by Charles Darwin, suggests that natural forces such as available food, temperature and disease have done the same section for desirable traits throughout history. To not believe in evolution is to not believe in the existence of Chihuahuas and Great Danes as the result of selective breeding of some type of prehistoric wolf or to think that bananas were alway yellow seedless fruits ignoring the almost black seed filled original plants.
It is not a matter of belief. Evolution is a fact that is not disputed by any reputable body.
Darwin s theory (one of many on evolution) gives some explanations as to how evolution progresses.
When the evolutionary theory was first proposed, people didn't believe it. Often, religion and evolution contradict themselves and even today, there are many people who favor creationism over evolution.
Political development is said to be evolving just the way organisms have. Currently, in the United States, the left are more likely to believe in evolution than the right.
The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution was created in 1983.
heliocentric theory, the theory of evolution, relativity theory
The theory of evolution by natural selection. Charles Darwin. A+
I do not so much " believe it " as I an convinced by the myriad lines of converging evidences that support the theory of evolution by natural selection. talkorigins.org
They do not belive in the theory of evolution beacuse it contradicts the bible's idea that the human race was created in 6 days.
Well, I believe that God created the earth, but another theory that I don't believe is the big bang theory and evolution.
People should not " believe in " evolution but accept that evolution, the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms, is fact. The also need to consider the theory of evolution by natural selection, which explains much about evolution, as one of the most well supported explanatory theories in science. Then they would, if they are intellectually honest, come to accept not only the fact of evolution but the theory of evolution by natural selection. " Believe in " is a term one uses when one can provide no supporting evidence for one's concepts and this does not include evolution and the theory of evolution by natural selection. Go here and learn. talkorigins.org
Sir Arthur Keith who believes in evolution said, "Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it ONLY because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable."
When the evolutionary theory was first proposed, people didn't believe it. Often, religion and evolution contradict themselves and even today, there are many people who favor creationism over evolution.
If you mean, "are they ignorant for being in evolution," then no. The theory of evolution is a well-founded, heavily detailed theory with an enormous amount of evidence behind it. The theory of evolution is used to study disease. It's used to study agriculture. It's used to bring together all of the sciences pertaining to life.
Evolution believes nothing. It assumes a couple of things, e.g. that life existed previously to any evolution occurring and that laws of physics and chemistry have been constant, etc.However, beyond these assumptions - which are valid - the theory of evolution relies on evidence and facts, and a lot of it.
The theory of evolution explains the process of biological change and adaptation over generations in living organisms. Language evolution, on the other hand, refers to the development and changes in human languages over time. While both concepts involve change and adaptation over time, they occur in different domains - biological for evolution and linguistic for language evolution.
Everyone has a different point of view about evolution, because it is just a theory after all.But there might be some speculation by very spiritual people about this subject.This is an opinionated question though; it is up to youto believe or not believe in evolution.
Yes, Muslims believe in creation. However, Muslims believe also in evolution but not as Darwin claiming in his theory. Evolution is the way God created in His creatures to adapt with changes in environment. Muslims believe that man is created by God and that man is not an evolution of monkey as Darwin claiming.
No. Many theists, including Christians, believe that evolution occurred. Belief in some sort of god and belief in evolution are not mutually exclusive. Some even believe evolution was guided by some divine entity such as God.