Distasteful...The Implications Of Evolution Before The Fall

[T_aquaticus]

@J.E.S

What mountains of evidence? (for evolution, not heliocentrism.)

You could start here:

29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent

I would be willing to discuss specific lines of evidence if you started topics on them. I discussed the ERV evidence in this thread for an example of the genetic evidence.

Added in edit: I also started a thread dealing with some genetic evidence in this thread:

Exons and Introns, Evidence for Evolution

There are many classic examples of evidence that support evolution, such as endogenous retroviruses or transitional fossils, but I would like to focus on another piece of evidence that I think is just as powerful and hopefully just as easily understood. That evidence deals with exons and introns. As a bit of a refresher . . . [image] In eukaryotes, a classical gene is made up of exons and introns. The exons are the sections of the gene that make their way into the messenger RNA. That mRNA …

@J.E.S

I would ask you to provide for me what you think are the best evidences for evolution in a concise and easily understandable format (and no links).

Would you be willing to discuss this evidence in another thread?[quote=“J.E.S, post:123, topic:36407”]
Honestly, I don’t usually hear much evidence for evolution [in a question of authenticity] unless I ask for it…the science books I read typically proceed with the assumption that it is true…
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Most astronomy texts you read will typically proceed with the assumption that gravity is true, and for the same reason. The evidence for evolution is so overwhelming and so well understood that it is assumed to be true in the same way that gravity is assumed to be true. At the same time, there are still tons of webpages out there that describe and discuss the evidence for evolution, so it is available if you look for it.