Top Five Misconceptions about Evolution

by cofty 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  cofty

  Very handy little article that might clear up some muddle...
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  Slidin Fast

  Particularly like the theory v law explanation.
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  Anders Andersen

  I understand and accept all the facts that prove the evolution worthy of being called a scientific theory.
  But I find the infogram somewhat confusing. If I weren't on board yet, it wouldn't help me at all I think.

  Sorry :-p
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  cofty

  Here are the five topics covered in the link..

  1 - The meaning of the word "theory" in a scientific context.

  2 - What does "fitness" mean in the phrase "survival of the fittest"?

  3 - Common ancestry and why we don't descend from chimps.

  4 - How we know evolution can be "proven" to be true.

  5 - Was Darwin wrong? Spoiler alert - No
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  LoveUniHateExams

  Good article in the OP.

  I'd like to add a further point: some theists won't accept evolution because they wrongly think that because humans share a common ancestor with apes and are thus descended from animals, that we must act like wild animals - fighting, sleeping around, etc. - and dispense with civilised codes of conduct.

  This isn't what evolution is about. Evolution is descriptive, not proscriptive.

  Scientists have high ethical standards: e.g. before any scientific experiment is allowed to be carried out it must first pass an ethics committee assessment. Risk assessments must also be carried out.
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  Je.suis.oisif

  Thanks Cofty. I'm reading lots to increase knowlege and I even understand the infogrammes. Appreciate the part where Darwin was of his age. Like Newton & Einstein. New discoveries have left these scientists behind, especially in the fields of the quantum sciences. But, it doesnt in any way, shape or form diminish their major contributions.