***If You Reject Evolution And Decline To Read This Thread After Opening It You Obviously Don't Care About The Truth***Evolution
is the unifying theory
. It details how all of the complex organisms on earth descended
from less complex organisms through genetic
changes and natural selection
. Evolution is supported
by almost every field of science
, including, but not limited to, Biochemistry
, and Nuclear physics
. The support for evolution in the scientific community
is virtually unanimous, and the controversy
over it is purely political, and is almost always motivated by belief in a creation myth
advocated by some religion
. Apart from solipsism
, I am personally certain that the theory of evolution is true, and I believe that the rejection of evolution by so many is due to misinformation, lack of education, and simple misconceptions
, and it is my goal to correct these unfortunate circumstances.
I will attempt to give a simple, concise explanation of the theory of evolution:
All living organisms are composed of cells
, whose structure and arrangement are determined by a chemical code called DNA
. The simplest organisms reproduce by copying themselves, known as asexual reproduction
, and their DNA code is copied along with them, however, occasionally there will be a slight error in the copied code which will lead to new and different traits. More complex organisms reproduce sexually
, where the DNA codes of two of the organisms are combined, creating a new, unique code with traits from both parents, these traits can be both physical(as in bone structure) or behavioral(as in hibernation ect.). The new traits created by the changes in the code can be harmful, neutral, or beneficial to the survival and reproduction of an organism, this is determined by environmental factors and in sexual reproduction, by behavioral patterns(example: a female peacock will prefer to mate with a male possessing brighter and more vibrant feathers). The organisms which develop harmful traits will become extinct, and the organisms which develop beneficial traits will multiply, and eventually become a new species. This process, after being repeated for billions of years, has created the organisms which can be seen today. Evolution does not encompass the origin of the universe, solar system, or the initial origin of life.
If anyone has any questions or scientific problems with evolution to present, please post them here. Also, if I made an error in my explanation, or if you have any suggestions to improve upon it, please PM me.