RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
January 3, 2017 at 3:31 am
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2017 at 3:37 am by robvalue.)
Oh my good god.
Here's a place to start: http://www.talkorigins.org
As usual, he seems to not know the difference between "evolution" and "the theory of evolution". Evolution... is almost as obvious and apparent as gravity. Offspring are not identical to their parents, they exhibit variations based around their parents. Combined with natural selection, this moves norms in directions which are efficient for survival in the current environment. How anyone can not grasp this, I don't know. Evolution happens. What your brother is really saying is "we didn't evolve from apes". This is an entirely different statement. Also wrong, of course.
The theory of evolution is putting together the mechanisms for how it works, and then there is historical cataloging and such. These can always be challenged and improved upon, but these are where the evidence comes in. To claim there is no evidence for actual evolution is to simply deny reality.
I'll put up my video I did on this subject:
Here's a place to start: http://www.talkorigins.org
As usual, he seems to not know the difference between "evolution" and "the theory of evolution". Evolution... is almost as obvious and apparent as gravity. Offspring are not identical to their parents, they exhibit variations based around their parents. Combined with natural selection, this moves norms in directions which are efficient for survival in the current environment. How anyone can not grasp this, I don't know. Evolution happens. What your brother is really saying is "we didn't evolve from apes". This is an entirely different statement. Also wrong, of course.
The theory of evolution is putting together the mechanisms for how it works, and then there is historical cataloging and such. These can always be challenged and improved upon, but these are where the evidence comes in. To claim there is no evidence for actual evolution is to simply deny reality.
I'll put up my video I did on this subject:
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