Evolution
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Evolution is a fact. Anyone who doesn't believe this is kidding himself.
Here's the evidence for Creation.-
God said so: The data source for this: Religious manuscripts that differ from religion to religion.
I believe it: This requires no data source as proof. One of the reasons given for this is: Proof denies faith; in other words, if there was any hard evidence for creation or God, it wouldn't be worth believing... for some strange reason.
Creation is true and that's an end to it: This argument is often backed up with the erronious notion that the Earth is only 6000 years old. Any real data will be blocked on the grounds that any evidence against creationism no matter how compelling or real, must be a contrivance by Satan in order trick mankind; a circular argument that neither logic nor common sense can ever penetrate.
And the evidence for Evolution.-
A very real fossil record that, although it has gaps, more and more of those gaps are being filled in as time passes.
A living anatomical record. All life on earth can be placed on a tree graph showing clearly its relationship with other species ranging from the most primitive bacteria to the most complex mammals. Most species also exhibit vestigial anatomical structures at some time in their development that were only useful to an ancestral form. For instance, the embryos of all vertebrates (back-boned animals) are identical in appearance. They develop through various stages that resemble simple multicellular organisms. As they develop the characteristic backbone, blood system and nervous system of vertebrates, they also develop gills and other organs only needed by those first vertebrates, the fish. In fish, of course, these organs are retained and mature. In land animals, including humans, the organs disappear as the animals develop legs and body forms suitable for land life.
Genome: All species share a large percentage of genes with each other. Closely related species show their relationship by having fewer differences in their genome. Some species retain genes from earlier forms that have functions that the modern organism no longer requires.
Last but not least: Some creatures don't make any logical sense as 'a creature created especially for its particular niche'. An ostrich is a giant winged bird. Why create something with wings if it will never fly? Why create a whale? A sea going creature that has leg bones and breaths air? Why do humans have an appendix? A vestige of an organ that plant eating primates use to digest tough woody vegetable matter?
The evidence for Evolution is overwhelming and it really is time people accepted it.
