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Re: The existence of evolution
Evolution is the struggle for a species to be successful within the boundaries of its natural surroundings.
When you reach the top of the food chain you no longer need to evolve, unless your surroundings change.
Sharks & Crocs have not evolved since the time of the dinosaurs, because they haven't needed to.
It's unlikely humans will evolve much further unless there was some compelling reason to.
We have the ability to change the surrounding to suit us, not the other way around. That said, there is no doubt that humans are getting larger (and I don't mean fatter) but the average height of humans is increasing. But as this is a recent spurt (last few hundred years or so) this is more likely due to better nutrition and lifestyle than "evolution".
It can be difficult for people to grasp evolution due to the immense timescales required for it to happen.
As for creationism/ I.D. and all that, we'll leave it alone for now shall we.
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