... of evolution may take hundreds of years to become evident. As a result, evolution is difficult to verify by normal scientific methods, making it that much easier for sceptics to dismiss. But while evolution itself is rarely seen, its outcome is all around. It shows up in a huge range of adaptations found in living things, from their outward shape to the complex ways in which they interact. As theses adaptations build up, new species come in to existence. At the same time, ones that fail in the struggle of survival eventually become extinct. In the history of life, this cradle-to-grave sequence has been repeated million of times. Its past records are stored in fossils- a data bank that shows some interesting variations in the speed of evolutionary change. My own opinion about the whole creation vs. evolution is actually a mixture of both. Due to my Islamic background ...

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