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The evolution of numerous species, such as Darwin's finches from a single ancestor is called adaptive radiation.
The evolution of numerous species, such as Darwin's finches from a single ancestor called adaptive radiation.
Sympatric Speciation
Evolutionists study and accept the scientific theory of evolution, which explains how organisms change over time through natural selection and genetic variation. They believe that all living organisms share a common ancestor and that evolution is driven by processes such as mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift. Evolutionists view the fossil record, comparative anatomy, and molecular evidence as supporting evolution as the best explanation for the diversity of life on Earth.
Evolution connects us to all other life on the planet starting from primitive bacteria-like life some 4 billion years ago. Numerous "trees of life" are available to show these linkages. Our own most recent split in that continuum was when we and the chimpanzee split from a common ancestor.
Such a species has undergone divergent evolution as different population groups respond to different selection pressures in their environments. It is believed that this produced the many different finch species on the Galapagos Islands from a single ancestral finch species that arrived there many thousands of years ago. Darwin's study of these finches led to his development of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
Short answer: Absolutely not. Natural Selection is cleverly referred to by Richard Dawkins in the title of his famous book as The Blind Watchmaker. It has no goals. Genes have the goal of reproducing, in a sense. It is merely because they happen to have the property of self-replication, and that those that are better at it than others will eventually be more numerous that they seem driven to reproduce. Natural selection, on the other hand, has no future in mind. Every creature that ever lived was at its time, the peak of its section of the evolutionary tree. We can only consider our ancestors "less evolved" because we have the luxury of having been born after them. Humans and other apes share a common ancestor, and all modern apes are just as far evolved from our common ancestor as we are, just in a different direction.
Conditions that could make a new island a likely place for adaptive radiation would include being near a mainland so organisms can migrate as well as geographic isolation which prevents the splinter populations from breeding with the parent population on the mainland.
Buddhism was founded by the Buddha in Nepal, & was later imported into China. Confucianism was founded by Confucius in China. Buddhism has numerous deities. Confucianism believes in One God, plus ancestor worship.
Radiation therapists have a potentially dangerous job since they work with radioactive materials, however, there are numerous safety procedures, and if followed correctly, the job is not particularly dangerous. The median yearly salary for a radiation therapist in the U.S. is $74,813.
The 2000 year evolution of art works focused on the Crucifixion of Jesus includes numerous paintings.
Yes, evolution has been observed in numerous studies and experiments. Examples include the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, changes in beak size of Galapagos finches, and the coloration of peppered moths in response to environmental changes.