What kinds of proof is there for evolution?

Question

For example do you find one person attractive and another not?
Why do we care?
It is because we have evolved to be attracted to better looking, less genetically messed up mates.
Better looking people are better breeders.

Answer 1

None, The evidence for evolution is and has been interpreted from a Philosophical and ideological Bias, THAT alone destroys it, They employ a False Dichotomy, meaning the evidence HAS to be this or that But IT cannot be God,



In The series of Below Listed Videos, Lee Stroble a FORMER ATHEIST Honestly and Objectively did his own research without the influence of a pre-set world view and Contaminated by a Hostile anti christian Philosophy and ideology.



I suggest watching them from an Unemotional Objective point of view and consider the Possibility of the fact that Evolution teachers have lied to you for More Philosophical reasons than for Pure truth of Science, Ohh I know, some people will answer with all these Long winded answers trying to sound all smart with walls of texts and links and think if they sound intelligent it has Validity, Fact is it doesn't, Don't be fooled by high-sounding words from Fools,



Eternity is a Long Time to be wrong about this



The Case for the Creator

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=688111496234161611#



The Privileged Planet

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6308516608498324470#



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (1 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mxXICZ9mXo



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (2 of 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMWGgY6wT30&feature=related



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (3 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFKbgIr6ngE&feature=related



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (4 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haDsxjsGP0A&feature=related



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (5 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmlLjs2rHpI&feature=related



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (6 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCqRcMXVC5o&feature=related



Darwin's Deadly Legacy (7 of 7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWdA6-m4ZxQ&feature=related





A SCIENTIFIC DISSENT FROM DARWINISM

http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=660

Answer 2

I think you might be confusing Evolution with Natural Selection or adaptation.

If this isn't what you were looking for, then check into Attraction Psychology and Physiology.



Hope this helped!



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"The Process of Natural Selection



Darwin’s process of natural selection has four components.



*1 Variation. Organisms (within populations) exhibit individual variation in appearance and behavior. These variations may involve body size, hair color, facial markings, voice properties, or number of offspring. On the other hand, some traits show little to no variation among individuals—for example, number of eyes in vertebrates.

*2 Inheritance. Some traits are consistently passed on from parent to offspring. Such traits are heritable, whereas other traits are strongly influenced by environmental conditions and show weak heritability.

*3 High rate of population growth. Most populations have more offspring each year than local resources can support leading to a struggle for resources. Each generation experiences substantial mortality.

*4 Differential survival and reproduction. Individuals possessing traits well suited for the struggle for local resources will contribute more offspring to the next generation. "

Answer 3

Why do we see so many dinosaur bones and skeletons , many fully intact.

And many of these remains are huge and yet so many survived fully intact and yet.

They died out millions of years ago?

But mankind is still here, and all the bones found, professed to be cave men , put all together would only fill one coffin.

And I am not aware of even one fully intact "cave man"

Even Darwin said we should see a clear progression of evolving from ape to man.

But that is not the case . There is only one coffin full , if all put together.

Many , many dinosaurs and a handful of professed neanderthal remains.

Why is that? Maybe because the Bible is telling it as it truly happened.

We were really were created and are in fact going downward from perfection , not the other way around.





To me that alone should tell the tell . We should see far more apelike man skeletons that dinosaurs but the opposite is the case.



google problems with "evolution" "carbon dating"

Answer 4

There is a lot of proof for evolution within an animal group. There are mastodon and saber tooth tiger fossils that confirm what we can see with dog breeding.



There is no "credible" proof that a fish ever became an amphibian or that a reptile became a mammal, or that human beings came from an "ape like" ancestor.



http://www.foolishfaith.com/book_chap3_apeman.asp



Lord Solly Zuckerman, for many years the head of the department of anatomy at the University of Birmingham and chief scientific adviser to the British government, was knighted in 1964, awarded the Order of Merit in 1968, and elevated to a life peerage in 1971 in recognition of his distinguished career as a research scientist.[62]



After more than 15 years of research on the subject, with a team that rarely included less than four scientists, Lord Zuckerman concluded that Australopithecus did not walk upright, and was not intermediate between ape and man, but was merely an anthropoid ape.



Lord Zuckerman, although not a creationist, believed there was very little, if any, science in the search for man’s fossil ancestry. Lord Zuckerman has written, based on a lifetime of investigation, that if man has evolved from an ape-like creature, he seemed to do so without leaving any trace of the transformation in the fossil record.[63

Answer 5

It is not true that all people are attracted to better looking ones. There is an expression: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What seems beautiful to you, won't seem beautiful to somebody else.



Some modern art for example seems beautiful to its lovers, but ugly to the rest of the people.



Therefore it's not evolution that's responsible for attraction to the people that YOU consider good looking.



WHAT makes you like spinach and the other person hate it? Whatever that is, that's the same mechanism that is at work, making you feel attracted to certain looks and certain forms, while other people would be attracted to something different.

Answer 6

Evolution no proof



The following is by Edward Boudreaux, Ph.D. in chemistry from Tulane University, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of New Orleans: “... the geological, biological, and cosmological sciences have been established as ivory towers, from which so-called proofs of evolution emanate, while the scientist practitioners within these disciplines are the gurus who promote, preach, and publish what is regarded as scientific data supporting evolution. But there is not one single instance whereby all the tests essential to the establishment of the scientific validity of evolution have been satisfied. There are hypotheses, grandiose models, suppositions, and inferences, all of which are formulated and reinforced within the collective and self-serving collaborations of the evolutionist gurus. However, none of this amounts to true scientific evidence for evolution. It was in the 1970s that, to my great surprise, bewilderment, and disgust, I became enlightened to this. Up until that time I had not given the evolution matter very much thought. On the contrary, I presumed that researchers committed to the study of evolution possessed the same integrity as that expected of any credible scientist. ... Subsequently, the greatest embarrassment of all was for me to find that there simply was no valid science whatever, in any of these numerous publications touting evolution” (In Six Days, edited by John Ashton, pp. 205, 206).

Answer 7

Survival of the fittest. The one who is fittest is the one who can demonstrate that they have the ability to take care of offspring. For example, a rich rock start would be considered fit because they have millions of dollars to buy whatever offspring need.



The other is superior genes. Good teeth, good eyes, good muscle build, healthy, all show that any offspring conceived has a better chance at survival against the elements.

Answer 8

Look up Samurai crabs and how they evolved through superstition the fisherman threw back the ones that looked a lot like Samurai, as they thought they were bad luck, hence, the only ones left in the sea look just like the face of a Samurai.

Answer 9

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What kinds of proof ARE there for evolution.



I've read tonnes about this kind of thing. Why not research instead of just asking people here to spoon feed info to you...



For instance, this web search should help you:



http://scholar.google.ca/scholar?q=evolution+and+attraction&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Answer 10

You really should ask a biologist this.



"Debating Creationists on the topic of Evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon; it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory." - Scott D. Weitzenhoffer





Evolution as a Theory and a Fact

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_as_theory_and_fact



Berkley University's resources for understanding Evolution

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/



Talk Origins

http://www.talkorigins.org/ (also has an archive of creationist arguments and shows how they've been debunked)



PBS's learning series on Evolution

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/



Read Dr. Richard Dawkins' latest book, "The Greatest Show on Earth." It documents the evidence for evolution.



There are observed instances of evolution where we have seen new functions develop with our own eyes, for example in Croatian lizards. See here:



http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/a-natural-selection/



"The evolution of cecal valves in Croatian lizards, see Herrel, A. et al 2008. 'Rapid large-scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105: 4792-4795."

Answer 11

Proofs are for Mathematical theories alone.

There are however literally mountains of evidence for evolution... including your attraction to bilateral symmetry, erect posture, good musculature, and good teeth and hair. You also have an attraction to intelligent people because they tend to avoid being killed longer.

Answer 12

There is the physical kind of proof and then there is the theoretical kind of proof. Is this what you meant, or did you mean specific things like fossils, genetics, and the such?

Answer 13

I'd say 3.4 billion years of fossil record is much more convincing as evidence, or proof if you want to have it that way, for evolution than attractiveness.

Answer 14

There's plenty of evidence for evolution, if you research the topic. That means taking a break from on-line religion forums, and reading stuff like science books.

Answer 15

YOU are proof of the evolutionary process.



Looks are in the eye of the beholder and I've see some less than attractive people produce 'beautiful' children.

Answer 16

Zilch. And there never will be. Bones don't prove we evolved from some cells in the ocean (that came into existence by coincidence?)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed5m9c_A32o

Answer 17

If you go to your local university and ask the librarian--you'll find roughly 12 shelves dedicated to the study and proofs invovled. All peer reviewed science.

Answer 18

Too many to name, do some research. here's something to start with, read the book "your inner fish"

Answer 19

Um... the fossil record shows forms, leading up to those forms known today.



Distinct species more near each other geographically, look more similar in skeleton and bones.

Answer 20

All contemporary cancer screening and treatments derive from evolutionary theory.



This is why you will never hear of an evangelical accepting any treatment for their cancer.



It is against their belief system. And they are not hypocrites.

Answer 21

"better looking" is entirely subjective. It varies from one culture to another, as well as from one person to another.

Answer 22

the good kind: objective.



What is and isn't attractive is cultural not genetic.

Answer 23

There is a lot of proof for evolution. We have found skulls and fossils and by Carbon dating them evolution has essentially been proved.

Answer 24

look up evidence for evolution on talkorigins.org

Answer 25

Did you go to school? Did you learn anything?

Answer 26

Not one single speck. None.

Answer 27

History is proof of evolution.

Answer 28

0-Ev has many huge holes. Ppl CONFUSE TRUTH(offends many)/HATE/impose human limits/labels 2 God's abilities(& call Ev whats only Adapt)=dumb limits-God's Creation order isnt as man thinks/24hr day not made till 4th day/Bible doesnt say earth's age. Scientific-method cant prove BB/BBnc/Ev/Abiog theories-billions of yrs old COLD cases/DIDNT SEE it done. W/o UNCUT film (not photos) 4 b4 BB/life 2 2day=spec & 1 species' parts in another r just more species. Ev's a lie/calls in2 ? BB/Abiog-universe/we wouldnt exist w/o IDr:



1. We hv 2 lungs/kidneys/ears, arms/legs-each has a NEAR PERFECT 3D MIRROR-IMAGE companion organ/limb (not a copy). RNA/DNA rep/mirror image amino acid prod CANT EXPLAIN IT AWAY. 2 make mirror-image organs takes FULL REVERSE ENGINEERING/knowledge of companion's functions/purpose or it cant b created 2 perfection in nature (2 WITNESSES in nature=KILLS Ev).

2. Our bodies r highly symmetrical 1 side 2 the other-impossible w/o an outside overview pov 4 full knowledge of whole lifeform.

3. Cells/organisms r just copies of, copy parents'/all ancestors' acts. U wont find a bird building a better nest than parents/chicks build even better nests/bears passing better life 2 cubs. Cells HV 2 LIVES-1 copying parents/1 SECRET, working on improvements or God's the Creator.

4. Fossil record doesnt hv millions of trial/error phyla that should exist if NS/fittest survivor is Creation source-odds r so great against near perfection 4 many millions of greatly diverse species, such precision cant happen w/o 1rst having full knowledge 4 what 2 do (even adding billions of yrs byond universe start cant solve problem). If not true millions more misfits with mistakes-having only 1/3 eyes in odd places/1 leg growing out of a head/where a fin/arm/wing should b, etc would exist than perfection seen in nature.

5. Picture u boxed (near 0 intell) within a microscopic cell-smaller than a txt period/no way 2 sense much beyond ur cell. How can u, with these real limits invent millions of such diverse species 2 perfection in nature? NO OTHER ORGANISMS EXISTED so cells r great geniuses or Ev's a lie.

6. Cells need DNA 2 function/DNA's useless w/o a cell-which came 1rst a cell or DNA? DNA's very complex (esp 4 higher lifeforms) so odds against figuring out/using DNA (in correct sequences/related processes) is many magnitudes higher than 4 pc program code-useless w/o an IDr 2 identify/assign its proper order. Give apes books-cant learn from whats written w/o intell. DNA's COMMON 2 ALL LIFE-98% of other species' DNA doesnt=Ev.

7. Look @ ID/knowledge, time/energy used 2 create/improve (many mistakes) airplanes. If ppl didnt learn what 2 do we'd still b grounded.

8. Creation's astronomically more complex than airplanes-more complex an organism multiplies ID/knowledge needed 2 create it-Creation source is God or it couldnt exist let alone evolve (adapt not Ev built in 4 survival).

9. Earth has best orbit/gravity/axis/spin/atmosphere, magnet field, water/moon has right size/orbit 4 tidal cycles/many foods tasting good, 4 life~1-2 small diffs 4 orbits/environment=most likely life'd b diff/higher lifeforms die in short time if it survived.



MICRO ADAPT's legit not macro-Ev. Most is inconclusive @ best/pure conjecture @ worst. Ev processes being Creation source=having a blind man build a car he's never heard of/seen/touched/heard or rode in-cant b done w/o 1rst teaching him about functions/all parts/car assembly 4 it 2 work (same limits 4 cells=no Ev).



Only 1 God can occupy infinity, God of Israel=NO CAUSE NEEDED 2 EXIST/declare end from start-only fully proved b/c Jesus is God's Son. Jesus couldnt hv done whats in NT w/o knowing whole OT (impossible w/o God causing it-NT didnt exist yet)/Apostles couldnt write NT w/o Jesus having them remember all He did (Lk 24:25-27,45).



Most religions r built on ideas/gods man likes-cant all b right (only 1 Bible-why so many interps? II Pet 1:19-21). Religion doesnt=the truth/cant teach much about God (cant teach what u don't know). NO1 can live W/O BREAKING God's eternal LAW=sin-separates us from God=death (why u need 2 b rightly Born Anew in Jesus). Who knows more about a house-the Builder or ppl moving in later?



God outsmarted us: reading the Bible (religious/not) u cant find Jesus w/o Bible directions (Jn 5:39/10:1,7/3:3,5)/only a Bible cant b rightly known w/o Jesus (Jn 14:6/II Cor 3:14/Is 29:11-12~if Jewish ppl cant unveil OT w/o Jesus all gentiles cant=why many interps exist/called fairy tales). God knew many'd twist His word & used unchangeable system (like God/Jesus/Prv 30:4-6). God's 66 legit Bible Bks/mindset/message 4ever binds OT/NT truth 2 His system. English Standard version (ESV) is easiest accurate Bible 2 read.



In history only Jesus said He's the way/truth/life-no1 sees God w/o Him (Jn 14:6/5:39/Acts 4:12)=All new/other teachings r false/godless or Jesus is 1 more false prophet 2 ignore.



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Answer 29

there is no samsara - it is a false prophecy(notion)

Answer 30

Sure.

Answer 31

fossils dude, not looks.

Answer 32

all the monkeys that believe in it!!!!

Answer 33

what you describe is simply micro-evolution