Evidences
that evolution really did happen. (The scientific model)
1 Classification.
Species, Genera, families, orders, etc.
2 Comparative anatomy.
Particularly skeletal structures
3 Embryology. Reproductive
development similarities
4 Biochemistry. DNA
similarities. Common building blocks.
5 Physiology. Blood
precipitates. Behavior characteristics
6 Geographical distribution.
Population distinctives
7 Vestigial organs. Appendix
(?). Male nipples.
8 Breeding experiments. New
varieties and species through hybridization
9 Mutation. Appearance of new
species. Change of organisms (microbes)
10 Paleontology. Fossil record.
Appearance & disappearance of species
The
evolutionary process has been continuous. All living organisms are related
through reproductive descent from common ancestors. The ancestor of humanity and
the chimpanzee lived about 8 million years ago. There is a continuum between
variation within a species, microevolution and macroevolution (emergence of a
new species). All organisms are
related, as twigs on a tree. Science, as science, says nothing at
all as to whether there was divine intervention at any point in the process.