The same thing it says has happened for millions of years, and the same thing that will happen in millions of years to come. Organisms which can survive better will pass on their genes more often, until the species is suited to the environment.
He made the theory of evolution!
Some would say evolution.
I am uncertain of what the current pope specifically "believes" regarding the current Theory of Evolution, but what I can say is that the Theory of Evolution poses no challenge to the Catholic Faith. I can say that the current pope, whatever he personally believes regarding the Theory of Evolution would say that the current theory of evolution poses no challenge to the Catholic Faith. Because the Theory of Evolution is a Scientific Claim, and not a theological claim, the Church cannot make a judgment as to the truth or falsity of the Theory. Matters pertaining to Science are outside the purview of the judgment of the Church, because the Church was not established to discover Scientific Truth.
Evolution is both fact and theory. One could say that there are laws of evolution. One such law could be: that reproductively isolated populations will always diverge genetically.
It does not. Cell theory is fully compatible with evolutionary theory. Does this mean we know everything about the evolution of cells? No. We say we do not know, not that cell theory shows that evolutionary theory is incorrect. ( except, of course, if you are referring to heritability. This Darwin got wrong, but this is not directly related to cell theory )
I woulod say the three most well known are Darwin's theory of evolution, Newton's laws of motion and Einstein's theory of relativity
Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, which suggests that species evolve over time through genetic variation and the survival of the fittest. He emphasized the importance of adaptation to the environment in driving the process of evolution.
Mostly by explaining why these creationist criticisms are based in an incomplete understanding of the principles of knowledge and an insufficient knowledge of the relevant data. Creationists say that one of the main problems of Darwin's theory of evolution is that evolution cannot be proved. They say that the reason why it cannot be proved is because no one was there to observe the process of evolution. They call it a "theory" in the sense of an hypothesis. Scientists say that nothing is 'proved' in science, in the sense of mathematical proof. All theories are judged by the abundance and quality of the evidence in their favor. 'Being there' is not a requirement for theories of stellar fusion or of the internal workings of the atom. What matters is that the evidence can be observed in the present. And the word "theory", in science, does not carry the same meaning as used in the colloquial sense, of 'hypothesis' or 'guess'. A scientific theory is an explanation of some phenomenon or phenomena that has been extensively tested, and for which no contrary evidence exists.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution states that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce within their environment. Over time, this process leads to the gradual change and divergence of species.
William Lane Craig, a Christian philosopher and theologian, is critical of the theory of evolution, particularly in its philosophical implications for materialism and naturalism. He argues that the theory of evolution cannot account for the existence of moral values, consciousness, or the fine-tuning of the universe. Craig advocates for a form of theistic evolution where God guides the evolutionary process to achieve his purposes.
There is no separate theory of evolution for humans. Human evolution is the theory of evolution applied to humans. Evolutionary theory states that modern lifeforms, including humans, derive from common ancestors through a process of reproductive variation and natural selection.
Excellent question. I suggest doing a search on the theories of the evolution of consciousness itself.I feel that this will point you in the right direction.