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Did you know that that thing in the corner of the eye is what's left of third eyelid? o:

Well...evidence is something that leads to a result, but not necessarily meaning it's true. Proof itself means that "yes, this is true". So you would want proof.

And the proof of that is Google searching ancient tombs, mummification, relations between primate and human behavior, and the skeletal remains/ancient artifacts dug up throughout the 20th century and onward.

Like...all of that is factual, concrete proof of evolution. Because while we weren't there to witness the actual moments, those moments were fossilized and preserved through bones, clothing, cultures, etc.

And evolution doesn't even stop at biology. It continues on with civilization, with the evolution of knowledge, art, science, history. The fact that we have technology as in computers is clear enough proof that humans have evolved from the "cavepeople" we used to be. Better yet, it shows we've evolved from the Pre-Modern societies we used to lived in (without medicines, sciences, individual musics or arts).

This goes not only for humans, but also for animals. Why do you think the Jurassic Park movies base their dinosaurs around the birds and chickens? Because there is actual proof showing the correlation between dinosaurs and birds

Again -- it's just easier to look this up for yourself XD

I'm not sure what you mean by evidence of evolution not being discussed... Like, the entire theory of evolution is based on watching species change within generations, either in the wild (Like Darwin in the Galapagos Islands) or by collecting fossils, carbon dating and creating a timeline. Heck, I see it in the lab everyday when a bacterial strain becomes resistant to antibiotics or the bacteria changes color; that's evolution in it's most basic form.

If you're interested in things like human body parts that have changed over time, there's our little toes that do virtually nothing nowadays, our tailbones which no longer make tails(there are some instances where the genes to make a tail can be turned on though!), and most of that is because of our bipedal structure, which is much more refined compared to our early hominid ancestors....

I'm a biologist, btw

The problem is while many creationists actually believe in microevolution, it's macroevolution that they think there isn't evidence for. They oftentimes make the claim that "kinds" cannot turn into other "kinds" (e.g. a chimp cannot give birth to a human), because they do not believe small changes over periods of time can eventually become big changes over longer periods of time.

A Youtube channel I watch a lot frequently has guests who discuss evolution and creationism for anyone who is interested in hearing much more in depth discussions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ElvDDr3kszDmKVgvr_BtA/search?query=evolution1 I've mentioned this channel once before and I do recommend it. I like to listen to it while drawing.

personally I believe in creation and not evolution. It's an interesting thought though. But I don't think there's actual proof?

There are Darwin finches, but they're still birds.
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There's always that 'tailbone' theory, but a while ago people actually found out that does have a purpose,
The coccyx is an important source of attachment for tendons, ligaments and muscles.
The appendix is not the stigil. The appendix is actually part of the human immune system.

Basicly all we have are small changes in human and animal bodies over time, but such changes don't make us less or more human. As far as I personally know... there's no real proof of any species actually evolving into another (like ape to human)

Ya sure, it feels like whenever I make a new page for my comic, my art gets better! I think that's called evolution :o

Oh boy, this is opening a can of worms but... this is what I was talking about is the difference between micro- and macro-evolution. It is possible to see macroevolution if you look at long enough branches of species. I saw a video somewhere of Aron Ra talking about online databases of branches but of course I can't find that video... but basically there aren't really any good databases since there's disagreements about where some species fall exactly. And probably other reasons but I can't remember. (Oh, another reason was funding! Lot of time, lot of money to compile all the data).

I think this is a decent video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91UAzMNUDLU

So basically, it isn't ape --> human... it's ape --> species 2 --> species 3 --> .... --> species 9023509751 --> human

Then there's also crossbreeding (some percentage of people have Neanderthal DNA).

I'm not a scientist though. I'm just a graphic designer/comic artist who watches too many videos about science and history while drawing.

This. This right here 110%

It's a process. It's not always directly from one to another. It's can definitely be from one to one to another to the current form.

Like, in terms of apes and humans -- we share a common ancestor, not necessarily coming from apes themselves. But the fact that we share that ancestor shows evolution. That ancestor evolved into two or more different species, and slowly, those species evolved into what we have now, including humans.

Pftt oh come on, you know it's aliens that created humans to combat the mole people that live in our hollow earth.

Wait, what?? No one can answer this? I was taught about evolution in 9th grade biology; and my sibs are learning about it in middle school. I didn't think you had to be a science major to be familiar with the topic...

HOWEVER, as a science major myself, I'd love to try to clear it up. ^^
Evolution is not "one species turning into another". It CAN do that (over many, many years), and HAS done it according to modern theory, but that's not really what it is. Like someone earlier said, it's based on the concept of natural selection.

Example: a bunch of bugs live in a forest. They're blue, but the forest litter is brown, so it's easy for the forest birds to find them and eat them. They aren't doing so well...until, one day, through a random genetic mutation, a brown bug is born. This bug is harder to find than its peers, so it survives to pass down its brownness to its bug children. Slowly, as those bug children have their own bug children and so on, the bug population gets more brown and less blue. The brown bugs are surviving, while the blue bugs are dying out: the trait of "brownness" is being SELECTED for in the population.

Many years later, it is impossible to find a blue bug anymore. The species default is now brown, and one might say that the bug species EVOLVED a brown color to increase its chances of survival in the forest. And that's it: that's evolution!

When you understand it that way, it's kind of difficult to deny its existence. I mean, it's just logic. Logic and population dynamics. You can observe evolution in real time with any short-lived animal if you're careful and lucky enough. I read recently about a 40-year study done with birds on an island...I don't remember the specifics, but Crash Course mentioned it in their YouTube series on Biology. I can find the link if anyone is interested.

In all seriousness though, this is stuff that's taught in schools. (at least around here) and I'm honestly shocked if you have not run into anyone discussing the evidence. It just doesn't sound real to me even though I know it's can be likely.

For me the art evolution comes when I pick up a new major influence or way of seeing art. I dont think I notice it until someone critiques. (Trying to turn this into an art topic)

For me it's like when I draw my comics there are times I try to challenge myself with more complicated poses and angles, so I kinda squeeze some extra practice while I'm drawing my comics XD Though I admit I don't do this alll the time, there are lazy days for me :stuck_out_tongue:

This isn't entirely accurate either. Evolution isn't a straight line. It branches off like a tree. It's more accurate to say that monkeys and men both came from a common ancestor rather than to say that men came from monkeys. Modern apes aren't our ancestors, they're our cousins.

trolls should be hunted down and pinned to the nearest bridge!

i believe mr bryce krispi has posted art related things here too