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Originally Posted by Txjake
I'm not religious, not a scientist; I am an engineer. All I wonder about is if there is evolution that occurs, would someone please point out the species in which this is happening right now? How many are jumping over the wall into something new? Or, did this evolution only occur in one species? If so, why? Did God cause it to evolve? Why can't dogs talk now, after being domesticated for such a long time? Why don't more animals have opposing thumbs when it helps with survival?  |
Seriously?
There are many examples of simple organisms that evolve constantly. The easiest is the "flu" which evolves on a yearly basis. The fossil record includes evidence of evolution for most (probably all) current species; you can look up the evolution of horse, pigs, species of fish, etc.
One common misconception of evolution is that it always involves species becoming more "advanced." In the case of humanoids, there was a survival advantage to developing bigger brains, opposable thumbs, speech, etc. Those traits all involve biological trade-offs that my not be an advantage to other species.
Regarding "god," Pierre-Simon Laplace said it best when he told Napoleon, Je n'avais pas besoin de cette hypothèse-là. ("I had no need of that hypothesis.").