Question:
Can you disprove the evolution theory?
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Can you disprove the evolution theory?
47 answers:
2007-12-05 12:56:42 UTC
theory of evolution is airtight 99.99% accurate, also to the person who said about monkeys that they haven't evolved, they have evolved over a period of time...
2007-12-05 12:56:16 UTC
Evolution itself is a fact. Scientist can and have observed it.



The theory can be proven wrong because it is just the explanation of why and how evolution occurs.



Think of it this way. Gravity is a fact. The theory of gravity has been changed 4 times in the past 2500 years or so. Our current theory is from Einstein's. The previous theory was Galileo's, before that was..... I forget. Before that was Aristotle's.
2007-12-05 12:57:22 UTC
You cannot prove a fact wrong. It is a fact after all. You might as well try to prove that the earth does not revolve around the sun.
Alex - Æsahættr
2007-12-05 12:57:02 UTC
We come from monkeys? How we from monkys? Do you c monkiis truning in2 hoomans evrey day?





I'll save you time, fundamentalists, just leave it to me.
Simon T
2007-12-05 13:03:12 UTC
Evolution theory is easy to disprove. Just find something that contradicts it's predictions. A pre-Cambrian rabbit for example.





The problem is that in all these years no one has found any real evidence that has contradicted the main argument of the ToE.



There have been discoveries that have refined the theory, but none that have proved it totally wrong.



In fact it is one of the best supported theories in science today.
2007-12-05 12:58:29 UTC
How can you disprove, what science has already proved? They just found a fossilized dinosaur with the skin on it, anyone going to prove they never existed?
Wired
2007-12-05 12:58:07 UTC
Go over to the science section. This stuff is absolutely and dreadfully boring any more.
Clint
2007-12-05 12:57:52 UTC
Some people are born with tails....



Some still have em.



Not me just incase your asking.
Poor Richard
2007-12-05 12:57:18 UTC
Are we allowed to use scientific data?
Dendronbat Crocoduck
2007-12-05 12:59:13 UTC
It cannot be disproven.



Take the following conditions:



1. heritable variation in traits

2. traits related to survival and reproductive success

3. differential rates of survival and reproductive success



reduce to mathematical algorithm



the mathematics show that evolution must occur as a consequence of these factors.



Besides this, molecular genetics has now provided the ultimate forensic proof of evolution.
Nic A
2007-12-05 13:01:12 UTC
About as easily as I can disprove any other theories. I happen to like the theory of evolution, so I won't even try to disprove it. How is the fact that there are still monkey's in todays world used to disprove evolution? Is it because as we know, all monkeys, apes and gorillas are actually the same thing? Couldn't it be possible that certain species evolved differently than others? Oh well.
miller
2007-12-05 13:51:50 UTC
Listen up. If evolution were proved totally wrong tomorrow, it would not stop Genesis 2 from contradicting Genesis 1. It would not make Genesis 1-11 literal rather than allegorical. It would not make Young-Earth Creationists into honest, decent citizens fit to mix with the rest of us.



And another thing. If evolution was proved so convincingly that even a Creationist would have to believe it, would Creationists lose their faith?

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o
2007-12-05 16:26:56 UTC
Theory- conjecture,or speculation, a proposed speculation...

(websters definition) ...I studied evolution in depth and found it to be greatly lacking in the missing holes department...I've seen a group of 'them' handed a box of bones ...marked 'new find' and to my horror watched as they meticulously , with a thorough hand put these bones together , and the end result was a new little dinosaur friend complete with a new name , scales ect...what they were given were simple 'poodle bones but they did not know this.....nor does the general public most people just believe whatever ....but I get on the inside, I am not satisfied with others teachings or beliefs or opinions...and yes I have studied all other cults , beliefs , faiths, sciences ect.......And you want me to base my whole future and eternity on that ......I only look stupid...........And no I am not a christian nor do I have a religion......I am however in love...Be informed you owe it to yourself ..narrowminds are a waste of space......
Steven Ring
2007-12-05 14:04:43 UTC
One of the most inconvenient facts faced by the evolutionary philosophy is the law of entropy, also known as the second law of thermodynamics, (order tends always towards chaos). Although I see that some folks are trying to deal with this 'problem', perhaps it is true to say that they have not yet succeeded. Even for the synthesis of the dumb elements, it takes vast amounts of heat energy to produce carbon atoms from other atoms of lower atomic weight in the periodic table. Nevertheless it is true that this could happen by chance in stellar explosions and it is also true that the elements are highly structured in their make-up. But, I challenge you to explain how the gap between atoms of matter and the wondrously intricate and structured make-up of a single living cell could possibly be breached by any natural process. I think that that gap is wider than the gap Darwin claimed to have breached between a single cell and the largest animal, (but I don't think his theory adequately explains that either).
Fred
2007-12-05 17:18:54 UTC
just give up,must of the people above me are morons, they should really read and study before they can make an answer about evolution. i mean there is an explanation on why we think there are still apes/monkeys around just read Charles Darwin and it well give u a reasonable explanation on why they're still here. and yes i read the bible my family is christian. and evolution IS a scientific fact its just labled as a theory for the respect of religion. because if it was labled as fact....well.... lets just say it well be out of control.
manapaformetta
2007-12-05 13:16:29 UTC
the evelution theory is not fact as some have said but an accepted theory waiting to be completed , and is still growing with new data being taken into account, for instance it was shown that humans have mutated due to desease more than evolved and chimps have evolved more than mutated. (and no mutation is not a jump up the evelutionary ladder) as far as i know the only way to disprove evelution is to show a better scientific theory or to prove the bible is correct in genesis, but only one of those i think has a chance to happen.

natural sciences are not like other sciences as the theories in them can not always be completed or take much longer to complete remember darwin published a draft version first and spent the rest of his life trying to complete it fully.
2007-12-05 13:03:12 UTC
Detailed explanations against it abound. You can also find detailed explanations for why the world is actually flat, or why the earth is actually the center of the universe/solar system.



People need to college, and not read the anti-science creationist websites.
itchy
2007-12-05 13:06:18 UTC
No, and I don't need to. Maybe God consciously caused the evolution process, maybe he started it and sat back and watched it til it got to where he wanted it to go, maybe he decided to make fossils and put them in the ground and designed DNA to look like evolution had happened without bothering to sit and wait for a million years til he got to the human stage. I don't know, I don't need to know. Maybe I'll bring it up with God over dinner after I meet him in heaven and he'll tell me all about it, maybe once I get to heaven I'll be so awestruck I won't care anymore about the little questions. God is bigger than evolution, or creation. As such, either one could be a part of him, or his plan. So I'll just get on and praise him for his greatness and give thanks that he is in control.
Lissa
2007-12-05 13:04:22 UTC
I don't think it can be proven wrong. There are too many studies to conclude that it is factual like Darwinism and his study on finches. That is actual proof that evolution exist.
2007-12-05 12:59:35 UTC
Evolution relies mainly on coincidental events. Starting with the position of the earth to the sun. A little closer and it would be too hot a little farther and it would be too cold not to mention the building blocks of DNA to arrive via meteors at the precise speeds as not to destroy them and so on and so on...
randy_plrm
2007-12-05 13:05:42 UTC
Why should anyone want to disprove it?. After all, it is based upon science as well as logic. When you compare this to a system that is based on superstition, fairy tales, etc., then it comes out to be the only thing that we have to hang on to.
kriss
2007-12-05 13:02:48 UTC
I can't completely disprove evolution as most evolutionists will try to use complex scientific terms to confuse and support there claim however i can give my logical view on why i think its incorrect



1st of all remember it is only a theory and not fact



Evolutionists believe that as the climate changes creatures begin to evolve to be able to survive the change (a process taking numerous years)



They are in effect saying that these creatures have to evolve as they can no longer survive in there current climate.



Therefore if apes could no longer live in there current climate why is it that apes and humans live comfortably in the same climate now if apes needed to evolve to avoid extinction?
synopsis
2007-12-05 12:57:30 UTC
i'm not sure i can disprove the theory of evolution by natural selection.



but if i think you are smaller than i am i can probably hit you very hard (and then run away - just in case).
2007-12-05 13:09:07 UTC
The fact that humans have a conscience, and are willing to help even if they receive nothing in return, which is seen in all races and cultures, show that the claim that man evolved by the law of the jungle "survival of the fittest" is false!!! Francis S. Collins, a geneticist who led the U.S. government's effort to decipher the human genome (DNA) said "Selfless altruism presents a major challenge for the evolutionist... It cannot ve accounted for by the drive of individual selfish genes to perpetuate themselves."..."Some ppl sacrificially give of themselves to those who are outside their group and with whom they have absolutely nothing in common...That doesn't seem like it can be explained by a Darwinian model."
Take it from Toby
2007-12-05 13:03:11 UTC
It is not possible for a theory to be falsified. If it were, it would not be called a theory. By definition, a theory is falsifiable, but remains a theory until it is falsified.
Linda J
2007-12-05 12:58:33 UTC
To the best of my knowledge, no it can not be proven false.

HOWEVER, nor can it be proven to be true.



At this point in time, we should look at what is offered, and realize that we really don't have all the answers.
2007-12-05 20:28:35 UTC
Can you prove the theory is right??

It seems so - but it could also just be a part of Gods creation.

Who knows??
Jeff S Phoenix_AM
2007-12-05 12:57:22 UTC
Anyone that could, could also disprove gravity.



people that don't believe in science suppose an all powerful god. if a god is all powerful, pretty much anything....regardless of how cockamamie....can be assumed.
2007-12-05 13:06:37 UTC
weve been around for about 4.5 million years (eve) she had 2 legs, 2 arms and a central brain protected by a skull...etc etc...



pretty much the same as my wife... whose only 45 years old...



darwin was wrong... human evolution happens every day, when DNA splits and recombines in the womb.. thats how we change, how we evolve... there is NO other way.



you have to remember that the church was at war with science.. and the people wanted an alternative to creation, that wasnt god oriented...



darwin gave his speech tot he royal society, the times printed it, and the world accepted it as a truth...



and it isnt. its one mans interpretation, based on victorian science... and in darwins boigraphy at says on page one, paragraph one, "i have doubts as to the accuracy of my work" all this within 5yrs of publishing... so much for the truth.



the catholic church needs us to belive in a higher god, or they lose all their power influence and wealth... call me cynical, but theres 3 damn good reasons for lying...



the truth of our being here is another story... but no one wants to hear it... call me heretic
Halfadan
2007-12-05 12:58:17 UTC
I missed it when the evolution theory was proven accurate. I'd ask how long this'll go on, but I already know the answer.
2007-12-05 12:58:51 UTC
"Can you disprove the evolution theory?"

Why would you want to?

It makes much more sense than an Invisible Sky Critter (ISC) waving his arms about, like a mad thing, creating stuff.



AND who invented god?

The scammers who wanted to scam the peasants outa their money and control them.
2007-12-05 12:59:26 UTC
Humans haven't evolved in centuries. All of our ideas are simply recycled from the ideas of our ancestors. If anything, we have become worse than our ancestors: more prone to disease, death, stress, etc.
Averell A
2007-12-05 12:57:46 UTC
The burden of proof is on evolution theory. It's only a scientific theory, not a scientific law.
2007-12-05 12:58:00 UTC
Disprove what? Nothing has been proven to disprove.

Evolution (evil-solution) is solely faith based -a religion.
gangstaG
2007-12-05 12:56:43 UTC
No it can't be proven wrong anymore than we can prove there is no God..The only way anyone can actually try is by quoting the bible..
S K
2007-12-05 12:55:59 UTC
Crocoducks.
Habib
2007-12-05 13:06:14 UTC
At first place Evolution is not a theory, it's Thesis.



And, Thesis need to be proved, they are to be believe in !

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Can you, on the contrary, disprove my Thesis:



A Man can Walk on his HANDS



Yes, a man can walk on his hands if his hands are placed in place of his feet.

_______________________________



Now what do you say charming? Disprove it that man can not walk on his hands!
enamel
2007-12-05 12:56:36 UTC
Can you prove the theory of evolution?
Link strikes back
2007-12-05 12:56:37 UTC
You're the proponent you provide the proof.
mg© - anti VT™ MG AM© Fundi4Life
2007-12-05 12:59:50 UTC
if evolution is right we would have a Pikachu by now. get me a flying horse and we can talk.
2007-12-05 12:57:01 UTC
mokeys are still monkeys people come from sperm and eggs in a womans belly bio 101
2007-12-05 13:06:42 UTC
Can you disprove Creation?
2007-12-05 12:58:09 UTC
I disaproved Evolution



wow I just did
timmyboy26164
2007-12-05 12:56:17 UTC
Cant prove it either
2007-12-05 12:56:42 UTC
seen any monkeys recently?
SomeGuy
2007-12-05 13:26:19 UTC
NO
ξήĢŁĭŞĦ ŗǾşξ ©® ღஐღ
2007-12-05 12:56:31 UTC
yes, we stil have apes & monkeys, if we evolved, so would they !


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