Can individuals evolve

Answer 1

Humans have already evolved, as the fossil record shows. Our present species is known as Homo sapiens, and our immediate ancestor species was Homo erectus. There are now many fossil remains that amply demonstrate this evolution. Also co-existing with us in Europe were Neanderthals, also evolved from Homo erectus, and Homo floresiensis (hobbit) in Asia. If we have already evolved, through adaptation, away from an earlier species to become an entirely new species, then this is possible if environmental conditions create the impetus for this, although it would take hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years.

What is sometimes known as micro-evolution is also demonstrable in humans. We know that the great apes have light-coloured skin under their hair, but black skin where exposed to the sun - as the black skin protects against the harsh sun of tropical Africa. When the ancestors of our species in Africa became more or less hairless, they adapted by developing black skin. Then the early Homo sapiens African dwellers were protected from sun damage. However, black skin is inefficient in using sunlight to create vitamin D, so when Homo sapiens entered Europe, the local members of the species adapted to the weaker sunlight by developing fair skin. This is an example of what can be termed micro-evolution.

Answer 2

Opinion: no, Evolution is unproved. It is fraught with difficulties and it remains in fact a theory, open to dispute by people who choose to avoid ignoring its problems. It cannot be demonstrated in the lab (in its broader sense of giving rise to new organs or species).

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

http://www.pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia/sci-ev/sci_vs_ev_26.htm

Answer 3

no