Evolution is not just a theory, it is also a fact as well. When Charles Darwin published his book “The Origin of Species” there were only fossils and their similarity to other fossils and current animals (and mutual geographic proximity).
With precise dating of fossils, we now know the T-Rex fossils were founded in some phase. Let’s say some millions of years before our times. The evolution of fossils was founded and the dates correspond with the proposed evolution. That means one evolutionary stage was similar to the other and dating (the age of evolution) matched. The problem would appear when some dinosaurs’ fossils were dated billions of years ago or if the skeletons looked completely different. It would easily disprove the evolution theory (or if it were found in a completely different geographical area).
And with the huge discovery of DNA, no one could imagine the bigger test the evolutionary theory was facing. It could have easily disproved it or prove it all.
Imagine T-Rex fossils (and their evolution) would follow up with a similar form and the dating would be consistent. And now the DNA wouldn’t match. There has been no evolution.
But guess what? The DNA matched perfectly and not just in dinosaurs. We have the huge evolution tree of known species.
Not only evolutionary biology is exact and robust science. It also has its branches: mathematical modeling of species, taxonomy, paleontology, ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
Evolution is also mathematized and the current prevailing theory is the theory of the selfish gene.
While evolutionary mutations were observed in nowadays species there wasn’t observed changing species to another species because it takes really long time.
But we have dogs that were artificially bred. So it is possible to change features.
Now we have creationism that claims not only evolution didn’t happen but the species were created by God or God-led evolution. Of course, as with nearly every pseudoscience they have their mutually incompatible branches.
Not only they don’t have any consistent theory, their different theories are illogical, pseudo-scientific and there is no burden of proof. No evidence for their claims at all.
The creationists often claim their teaching is excluded from the mainstream science. And, of course, they are right.
I cannot imagine a serious scientist adhering to their bullshit theories (excuse my French). But they are correct in one thing; there are scientists that can allegedly disprove evolution.
They often present themselves with contradicting arguments contradicting other articles from other creationists. They are pseudo-scientific, sporadic and wrong.
But imagine if evolution theory was really wrong. There would be really something false with the whole theory.
The mainstream scientists have their honor and tens of percent of them would stand up and buried the whole evolution. No such thing, however, occurred.
The evolution theory is something safely proved and evidence-based.
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