Evolution is a Fact - Not a Theory

**thegnome54** · 03-10-2008 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

When split appart and copied during reproduction at cellular level, the DNA molecule will be changed slightly from the parent molecule.

But that's racist!

**ninja9578** · 03-10-2008 08:25 PM

what you just described it mutation, that's only part of evolution. sometimes those random mutations are detrimental.

Evolution = mutation + natural selection

**Sornaensis** · 03-10-2008 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by thegnome54

But that's racist!

Originally Posted by ninja9578

what you just described it mutation, that's only part of evolution. sometimes those random mutations are detrimental.

Evolution = mutation + natural selection

No. Evolution is mutation.

Natural Selection is just an explanation of why things are the way they are.

Saying NS is evolution usually impresses that there is something "selecting" what survives or not-- That's not true.

Mutation is the simplist, most understandable and fundamental part of evolution.

Not the scientific theory of evolution, but evolution itself.