I think I've joined this debate here at least once before, and this link was either shared or I was prompted to investigate on my own, I don't remember. Anywhoo...this little paragraph from it's Q&A kinda starts off my position:
Q I thought evolution was just a theory. Why do you call it a fact?
A Biological evolution is a change in the genetic characteristics of a population over time. That this happens is a fact. Biological evolution also refers to the common descent of living organisms from shared ancestors. The evidence for historical evolution -- genetic, fossil, anatomical, etc. -- is so overwhelming that it is also considered a fact. The theory of evolution describes the mechanisms that cause evolution. So evolution is both a fact and a theory.
In addition I think ego plays a huge role in people not accepting some resulting conclusions of evolution, namely, the "you don't think we came from monkeys do you??!!" statement.
Regardless, I still think there's always room for an open-mind (going both ways). Evolution is just trying to answer "how", while Creationism is throwing in "why" along with it. Ironically they're prolly both right to some degree...evolution was created.
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