Posted by:
foreverhuman
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Date: May 06, 2011 02:10PM
Evolution does indeed exist and can be seen working among species even today. Just like anything else in the sciences, theories can be stretched and warped to meet an agenda. (though careful scientific inquiry will show the such approaches are speculative only) There are people who inaccuratelyuse evolution to explain gaps in our knowledge. Sometimes it comes out as nothing more than speculation, but it is at least speculation founded on a verifiable principle.
I don't always buy everything I have learned about evolution because some of it is based on shoddy work, but when the source and methodology are sound it would be just as irresponsible to assume that it is all false as it would be to assume that a religion is true based on a feeling in a single moment of time. Do your own research before forming an opinion.
On another note, I think it is great to have a healthy skepticism of current research. The moment everyone becomes complacent in science and assumes that the "authorities" have it all figured out science will find itself in no better shape than religion. Fortunately, the very nature of the scientific method invites questioning!