[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by nate2512

How do you know that we did?

Darwin lied.

I didn't say we did. You said we didn't. So I'll ask you again...how do you know that?

I wasn't talking about Darwin, but since we're on the subject, how do you know Darwin's theory was a lie?

Darwin's theory may not have been a lie. Of course evolution is a theory, but not in the way naysayers mean. Usually they mean it's an idea, or a guess. What Darwin said about evolution is not only a theory, it also can be a fact. Do I agree with his theory? Somewhat, but not really. I do believe the key in understanding evolution is to recognize how it could be both. I say this because if it's looked at as a fact, then evolution is simply genetic changes occuring through time in a group of individuals. Basically a population, a species, and so on. These changes occur because we can see the changes, measure them and in many instances figure out when they happened. As a theory, it seeks to explain what's responsible for the evolutionary process, in other words, what causes these changes.