>>161 The idea that "human beings as we know them developed from earlier species of animal" is merely a hypothesis with no evidence. We know that adaption occurs within a species and over time this adaption, if successful, will become dominant within that species, but there is zero evidence that this type of adaption 1) can give raise to a new species and 2) that this happened with humans. It might seem logical, based on what we currently know, to Assume this kind of evolution is possible and did happen to us, but without evidence it cannot be considered part of evolutionary theory due to its hypothetical nature.
zero evidence that this type of adaption 1) can give raise to a new species
Wrong, reproductive isolation combined with adaption is the very definition of speciation.
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Anonymous2019-04-08 16:20
"human beings as we know them developed from earlier species of animal" - even if this was the case it is isomorphic to the case that "human beings as we know them did not develop from earlier species of animal", so these are basically the same and you are wrong.
No, there is no actual evidence for this being the case.
>>164 It is not "the very definition" since you can use the word "species" coherently without having to explain that you assume all species come into being through a process of adapting. The hypothesis that species developed from earlier species (stating that a distinct species turned into another distinct species through adapting to its environment) is merely an assumption that arose from real evolutionary theory but is not proven or evidenced by the theory.
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Anonymous2019-04-09 5:50
Evolution is just a theory
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Anonymous2019-04-09 7:23
>>167 If "evolution" refers to traits developing within a species through adaptation, then yes. If evolution refers to a distinct species developing from another distinct species due to adaptation, then no, it is merely a hypothesis.
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Anonymous2019-04-09 7:44
>>168 What happens when a species gains enough traits to be distinct from its ancestor?
>>171 If you insist on redefining the word 'species' to mean 'breed' then I can't help you any further.
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Anonymous2019-04-09 10:59
>>172 That how species develop. All those dog breeds will eventually drift apart genetically. Just imagine Chihuahuas and Tibetan Mastiffs will become a different species with specialized traits.
Maybe. Too bad there is no evidence, though, huh? And, before you ask, no, assumptions are not evidence.
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Anonymous2019-04-09 11:21
>>174 Its the definition of speciation: Speciation is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species. The biologist Orator F. Cook coined the term in 1906 for cladogenesis, the splitting of lineages, as opposed to anagenesis, phyletic evolution within lineages.[1][2][3] Charles Darwin was the first to describe the role of natural selection in speciation in his 1859 book The Origin of Species.[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciation
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Anonymous2019-04-09 11:31
In 2004, a study looked at the microsatellites of 414 purebred dogs representing 85 breeds. The study found that dog breeds were so genetically distinct that 99% of individual dogs could be correctly assigned to their breed based on their genotype, indicating that breeding barriers (pure-bred breeding) has led to distinct genetic units. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_breed#Ancient_dog_breeds
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Anonymous2019-04-14 10:26
How could anyone fail at completely basic logic? 1. Fact: humans exist and are a species (or more than one) 2. Fact: there was something that we don't classify as humans, but some other species 3. Fact: there is a direct path of descendants from at least one of the beings in point 2 to at least one human Obvious conclusion: humans have evolved from earlier species
You must be a christian to not see something so obviously true.
>>179 If you are literally implying there is evidence that "there is a direct path of descendants from at least one of the beings in point 2 [2: there was something that we don't classify as humans, but some other species] to at least one human" is a Fact then, by all means, post this so-called "evidence"!
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Anonymous2021-02-27 11:54
An atheist, communist, ACLU lawyer professor was teaching a class on Karl Marx. "Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and accept that Marx was the most highly-evolved being the world has ever known, greater than Jesus Christ!" At this moment, a brave, patriotic, pro-life Navy SEAL stood up, holding a fossilized bacterial sample. "How old is this bacteria, professor?" The arrogant professor smirked and smugly replied "900 million years, you stupid Christian." "Wrong. It’s been 5,000 years since God created it. If it was 900 million years old and evolution, as you say, is real… then it should be an animal now." The professor was visibly shaken. He dropped his chalk and stormed out of the classroom. The students applauded and all registered Republican. An eagle flew into the room and perched atop the American Flag and shed a tear on the chalk. That flag waves until this day, despite the lack of wind in the classroom. Semper Fi.
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Anonymous2021-02-27 20:29
>>181 How will it evolve if it is fossilized? Stupid christian...
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Anonymous2021-03-01 15:01
Being a Christian is bowing to a middle eastern Jew god. In reality, a Christian is a type of Jew. They think like a Jew, the act like a Jew, they'll backstab you if you're not in their death cult and they'll cut their children's foreskin off for no fucking reason. Fuck Christians and their resurrected zombie Jew savior.
