(December 30, 2019 at 4:35 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(December 30, 2019 at 4:14 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Nope. That is not how evolution works. Not even what evolution predicts. That is a claim unique to you. Please provide evidence for your claim.
How evolution works and what evolution predicts are separate things; don't bundle them together. Evolution works through descent with modification. It therefore follows that each descendant, not each generation, provides an opportunity for modification.
Evolution acts on populations, not individuals.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.