Evolution: Fact or Theory? (both [mostly fact])

I talk about Evolution (for seven minutes, sorry).
BIG ASS LIST OF SHORT AND SWEET Evolution Q&A: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html#CB0
Note: most of my links are from talkorigins, an archive of articles about evolution, all of their work includes references and works cited, which you may want to also look into.
Overview of why Evolution is a fact: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA202.html
Explanation of Evolution as both a fact and a theory, by evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould_fact-and-theory.html
Examples of Observed Speciation (new species being formed, as a result of evolution): http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-speciation.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/speciation.html
Evidence of and information about transitional fossils: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/ (this particular site discusses human evolution, which may be of particular interest to some of you)
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section1.html#pred4
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/feb98.html
Evidence for Common descent and the abiogenesis hypothesis (that life formed from non life): http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/ (this page contains several additional links)
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@gypsyrights800
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eHvyV0e0Q
You can’t argue with this I have watched over hundred debates , why do they lose every time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eHvyV0e0Q ?
@gradyeiltsart4509
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Fact, evolutionists have faith that all life came from rocks, water and lightning. Evolution is faith and that's a Fact.
@MaMastoast
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I know this si an old video, but i just came across it, so bare with me. First of all, good vide, you have a nice down to earth angle to all this. One thing though. You use terms like "micro" and "macro" evolution when infact there is no such thing.
"macro" evolution is just "micro" evolution on a larger scale.
@mikefaraday3806
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
As usual, an evolutionist defines and clarifies supposed misunderstandings about evolution….. as if this is somehow proof of something. And then the evolutionist directs our attention to a list to check up on(in the description).
The wild goose chase continues….
@ringgenie
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I can talk evolution is fantasy in 2 mins. First, the mainstream science is pseudo science since it cant explain why the moon is static on it axis. That alone debunk Newton's assumed law of motion. Second, Since dinosaurus and giants got wipe out from the face of the earth, where is their evolution? Thirdly, we are about to be instinct again, just look up. What do you think they (NASA) been hiding about? Thats the one which wipe out the giants and dinosaurus and the unbelievers and egoistic ignorant fools who think they exist by self manifestation. Evolution belongs to the joke book section as well as the bible
@mgoggin65
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I don't think the people on the island were all dead.They interacted at times with people outside the island.I don't want that theory to be true,just an example of the word theory.I'll look for your video on that.
@spacemanshan
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Nope u still wrong… use the damn dictionary:
http://m.dictionary.com/definition/theory?linkid=ibc5yn&srcpage=home&site=dictwap
Stop being so biased. Look at both sides and not just evolution as "the answer" to all life form and humanity. Since youre an "athiest", i can understand u want an answer to life in its entirety instead of being clueless and feeling dumb… but u dont need to jump rite into evolution cuz it contradicts the Bible.
Sumthing cant come from nothing. Basic logic. And who the fuck r u to say there is zero evidence against these evolutionary theories? LOL dude a lot of it has been disproved and ive studied both sides. Carbon dating? Not accurate and is not proven to be effective… i cud go on and on. Stop being narrow minded.
And just sumthing to think about… how cud we hav millions of galaxies, endless space, amazing creatures, human anatomy, this amazing complicated world and everything in it with animals always reproducing the same KIND of species… ALWAYS. Dog fucking horse and u got a dorse? No. If there wasnt a God? Possibly yes. We didnt evolve thats ridiculous. No evidence and a lot of fosils are often proven to not b what they are claimed. If there wasnt a God, i cud see evolution being possible but like i sed, the whole universe with all its galaxies and black holes and tons of shit we still dont kno a speck about and the amazing structure of humans and varieties of animals? No fucking way we "evolved". A God wud create an amazing place as this. Not sum "big bang" lol get real dude. U are pretentious. Yeh go use the dictionary, cuz a lot of what u say isnt what it really means.
And stop rolling your eyes, u look gay, seriously.
I aint hatin, just givin my perspective on all the perspectives i look at.
U ask for our comments and im givin mine.
U can believe what u want religious or not but dont say evolution is a fact or at least talk like its a fact without a reasonable doubt. U aint no scientist..
Just cuz u read what they say doesnt mean shit. They have pride and just like cops, they dont want to feel stupid if they fuckup or look incompetent.
Peace.love.empathy.
@AtamMardes
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Some evidence 4 evolution & none 4 god. Fanged carnivores that need 2 kill purely 4 survival are expected from evolution but not from a moral designer unless the designer enjoys watching bunch of lions kill pregnant deers 4 lunch & dine while still alive. If god initially designed carnivores as fang-less herbivores then god can't control its creature's evolutionary path. A philosophical god is imaginary with no power. Today, denying evolution evidence is a sign of being a sore creationist loser.
@Enlightmentism
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
you need to watch Kent Hovind seminars. An see how evolution fails miserably.
@zim4179
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Well spoken, I just found your channel and will check out more of your videos.
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Yeah probably, I also agree with most of your points still pointing out the flaws with my plan. I just wanted to promote intellectual thought rather then the typical Science vs Religion arguement that never gets anywhere. Science always says that you need proof of religion, and religion says that maybe its up to science to look for proof, which is complete crap. Because if you're the party arguing something radically far from evidence, you're the group who has to prove it tangibly.
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Yes, I agree with that – no argument. It would still be an argument form ignorance because we could not "know" it but still far more beneficial for society that the thousands of mythical cults we have today.
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I see what you are saying – you are postulating a whole new religion basically – one that believed in a God, but just as a super powerful being who lent a helping hand to the universe and life but did not really interact with the universe or care about whether we mixed cotton and linen or worked on a particular day under pain of death. I could live with that notion 🙂
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I think I know the point you are trying to make – that certain things in science could be accepted by religion and that it could still re-shape itself without having to give up its central tenets. Like the point you made about the first cell – why couldn't God have created it an then let evolution run its course? But that would destroy the foundations of Genesis – that man was made from dirt and given life by the breath of God. Don't you think so?.
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I did not initiate an argument – sorry if it seemed that way.
I just think that religion and science are diametrically opposed that's all – for centuries religion has tried to deny or supress scientific discoveries. If religion accepted science it would have to throw out most of it's dogma – which is at the core of belief. For example Christianity would collapse if people accepted that Adam & Eve did not exist, therefore no Fall, therefore no need for redemption or to accept Jesus.
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I don't nesssarily agree with what i've said, i was just simply proposing a way to explain a co-existence of science and religion that would make more sense. Rather then this crap in most religions today were they straight up refuse to accept scientific fact.
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Let me clarify my statement: What if religion claimed that god was the one who created all the principles that allow carbon based life forms to evolve and be created, what if god's way of creating things is what we call science, evolution, and the like.
What if the gentle nudge in the universe that created the perfect situation to create the first single celled organism on the one life sustaining planet for thousands of light years around was god? wouldn't that make more sense then religon today
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Once again, missing the point i was trying to make completely. Seems like you want to argue with someone who was on your side all along.
Science is a fact based principle, meaning everything that is tested by science and proven true by science is generally considered fact, because things tested by science can be measured in a tangible way. Religion will often forsake science completely even though its fact based. I'm simply stating that if religion would accept science, it'd be more believable
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Well saying that a single cell was created from "nothing" shows some kind of misunderstanding.
Besides religion and science can never really work together in any meaningful way. Science relies on obersvation, falsification, reality and empiricism. Religion relies on supernatural claims that suspend the natural order – nothing that can be measured.
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I know how evolution works, i was simply explaining that religion could use science incorporated into its theroies instead of forsaking science completely.
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I believe there is a gap in your understanding of what evolution is. All breeds or dogs (Canis Lupus Familiaris) are related to domesticated wolves (Canis Lupus) – clearly we can see lots of different breeds of dogs. If you can accept that as a FACT then evolution is a FACT – otherwise you have to explain how we managed to create so many breeds of dog through artificial selection,
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
"That single cell that was created from nothing" – that would be magic.
Of course the first amino acids were formed by chemical reactions of nitrogen/carbon/hydrogen/oxygen and it took a long time before these evolved into more complex structures and eventually a single cell organism.
@Poet1968
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Just one small point – there is no distinction between "micro" and "macro" evolution. Its all evolution except that so-called "macro" evolution takes place over longer time scales.
Creationists differentiated the terms because there was so much evidence that they could no longer claim that small changes in the genome do not happen – but instead focus on the unobservable speciation events that they claim we have never observed. Alas they were wrong there as well but won't ever admit it.
@martinkoch4332
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
So if you ask how atoms began you disprove Atomic Theory?
Nah.
Yo just don't know what evolution is.
@TheLifeOfTexan
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
But it doesn't…whoa man.
@GuitarManDanDanDan
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I'm a Christian and believe God is the creator. That said: You have a gift for explaining things in a systematic and coherent way. That I appreciate. I even learned some things! (please no tests). I genuinely like your videos. Thought provoking and informative.
@miikesnow50
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Awesome video. I believe u hit the nail on the head on this 1 😀
@IndubitablyMe1988
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Evolution says nothing about the origin of life. That would be the field of abiogenesis.. Evolution describes changes in existing life forms. So the only thing you've proven is your ignorance on the subject.
Not to mention the fact that a gap in knowledge does NOT disprove a theory as vast as the theory of evolution. How did God begin? Did I just disprove his/her existence?
@T1J
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
that's a common, terrible argument. first of all, no one has ever said "we come from monkeys" what is said is that all primate share a common apelike ancestor. Secondly, that's like saying "if bread comes from grains, why are there still grains?!!" it doesn't make any sense
@FuriosoDrummer
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
That is not what disprove means, bud.
@SnakesBeSnaken
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Well this is what I was told through both my high school biology teacher and a documentary on early creatures.
Life itself came when a meteor crashed into our planet, bringing bacteria and causing the earth to drift far enough from the sun to be suitable for life ( I think ).
These bacteria had thousands of years to sit and eventually one had a small mutation, which gave the bacteria some kind of advantage, then after trillions of small mutations spanning millions of years, variety came.
@ChickenWing575
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
I don't understand why evolution and religion can't go hand and hand. That single cell that was created from nothing, essentially the creation of life? You could propose that god created that single cell. Maybe evolution is his way of slowly shaping the world from behind the scenes?
@emikochan13
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
evolution is not abiogenesis.
@emikochan13
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
evolution is a process living things go through, it's not related to abiogenesis.
@msl112490
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Me too! Great comment.
@tarmail
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Actually we do have a bit of evidence of this. We have fossils dating way back, before plants really existed even. It was a very slow process, but there was a time really before animals. Check out "David Attenborough's First Life" Interesting watch.
@tiffzilla1984
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
3 Sweet. Clear, concise, easy to understand and patient explanation. Next time I hear someone say evolution is just a theory, I'll send them this link and let you explain.
@Ritzleshneff
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Why isn't it possible that God created very simple beings originally that evolved? If it's possible that God has given people free will, then I also think it's possible that he could have also created sponges and allowed them to grow and evolve and change.
I personally identify as Agnostic, though I lean towards Atheism. But, I never understood why it's not possible that God created Science, if he created everything else.
@Kiiiizle
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
No but the big hole in the evolution theory is that fact that no one knows how it began!
@T1J
September 27, 2024 at 4:26 pm
How did life in general begin? Do you know 100%? Does anyone? Look, I just disproved life. LIFE DOESN'T EXIST