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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Evolution clearly happens to some extent. Traits are heritable. Look at dog breeding, we caused dogs to evolve into all sorts of funny shapes and sizes.

The real question is whether Evolution can explain ALL of the diversity of life. Currently we cannot show that it can, there are some things that we dont have explanations for yet. The theory is incomplete, but certainly true to some extent.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The complete lack of evidence for in-between species is what makes it unlikely imo. Sure, natural selection outbred the older models, but then why are the parent species still around? And where is all the evidence that they once existed? We only have a few "fossils" which are far closer to one species than another and more likely to simply be mutants or an older version of that same species.

[–]Bigs 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Which different species?

We have the mammals, the reptiles, the fish, the insects and... spiders. 5. Any more?

See, all the mammals, for example, are far more similar to each other than different.