Discussion: Evolution

Topic: Evolutionary Misunderstandings

Moderator: Mimi L

We still hear questions from presumably well-educated people indicating a complete lack of understanding regarding evolution. Questions such as:

• If humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?
• Why do many insist there was no first human couple? It takes two humans (male & female) to make a human baby. Why do many deny that this is necessary?
• Why are humans so much more highly evolved than everything else?
• Some major universities no longer see Darwinism as a true working model. Is it true? How far does science accept Darwinism?

Although there are many legitimate unanswered questions as well as a few controversies among evolutionary scientists, the basic fact that all present-day species evolved from earlier forms through natural selection and other natural processes is not in dispute by any legitimate scientist.

• What do scientists know about evolution and what don't they know?
• How can we reply to these questions when we might not know all the details ourselves?
• Why can't schools teach even the basics about the subject?

Not required reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution

https://www.earlham.ac.uk/articles/10-surprising-things-you-might-not-know-about-evolution#:~:text=10%20surprising%20things%20you%20might%20not%20know%20about,has%20not%20stopped%20in%20humans%20...%20More%20items

https://www.amazon.com/Why-Evolution-True-Jerry-Coyne/dp/0143116649

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Inner-Fish-Journey-3-5-Billion-Year/dp/0307277453

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