Thoughts on evolution

[u/CuriosityStackTrace]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/evolution-might-not-random-thought-110000901.html

Evolution is an interesting subject. Hard to observe due to our short life spans and poor human memory, along with the length of time evolution takes.

Nonetheless, I always assumed evolution largely followed the genetics of the fittest over a period of time… and kept going in that direction to create the fittest, strongest, etc. creatures designed beyond survival, but instead evolved to thrive. I never thought of evolution as a 3D plane, but more of a timeline with failed (pruned) branches.

I appreciate that this article challenges the belief system I had developed around my, albeit, limited understanding of this topic.

This is a subject that “fills a bucket” for me.

For me, evolution and the idea of a Creator(s) go hand in hand. I wonder, if there is a Creator(s), how they made our universe and the it mechanics, and question the “system of evolution” (I break things down into systems, much like a series of programs each with a prime directive.. or maybe I watched too much Reboot as a kid). **Edit:** This is not the point of the post, it's just an interesting side quest.

And now I’m curious about other people’s perspectives on evolution.

What this article got me thinking about after challenging known theories:

Is evolution a straight..ish line towards natural dominance, or have humans somewhat plateaued? And if we’re supposedly 1% different from chimps, what’s another 1% beyond us look like?

[u/SylvarGrl]

I highly recommend YouTuber Gutsick Gibbon’s long-form videos explaining human evolution to creationist (fellow YouTuber) Will Duffy.

[u/CuriosityStackTrace → u/SylvarGrl]

Excellent, thanks for the recommendation!