Scientists discover prehistoric cave with unknown lifeforms (41)

11 Name: Val : 2006-07-29 01:52 ID:hTK+lu1k

There is at least one proof that evolution happens.
Living beings, by definition, create approximate copies of themselves, right? Humans will generate more humans, fish will generate more fish, etc, etc... These copies have errors, that can go from minuscule (vague change in the shape of the skull) to extreme (hydrocephalus, retardation, etc, etc...). Now, these errors can appear on any sequence of genes. It logically follows that some errors will make certain beings slightly better adapted to one's environment (a few more neurons traded for stability, a few more muscle fibers traded for dexterity, ...), and that these beings will have a better chance of surviving and passing on these changes to the following generation. Supposing a few small changes per generation, over a few thousands of generations, you may have changed a specie into another, and over a few million, you may have created a completely new type of organism.

However, It is impossible to prove that we, and the species around us, arose through evolution, as Anonymous Scientist showed. Though, if God did modify reality so that it would be impossible to find (scientific) proof of his creation of our world, I think it is safe to assume that reality is now such that we arose through evolution

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