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If you know someone who doesnt believe in evolution, show them this videoStated Clearly, ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cznB5YZZmvAmeq7Y3EriQ ) a YouTube channel devoted to genetic science, explained the theory of Evolution in terms so simple, that even a creationist could understand. The video is narrated by John Perry, and is vividly animated to visually exhibit the proof of Darwins Theory of Evolution.
Although there are innumerable pieces of evidence that prove the theory of evolution, the video focuses only on Cetaceans, a group of animals that include dolphins, whales, and porpoises. The video examines the evidence that cetaceans all evolved from a single land-dwelling ancestor. To prove the theory of evolution, the video looks at eight unique lines of evidence, as opposed to creationisms lone line of defense, the bible.
The video starts by looking at the skeletons of cetaceans, specifically pointing out the strange mammal-like features of the animals, like lungs, nostril-like blowholes, and currently functionless leg bones. Many animals have strange, now useless, bones in their body, like the whales odd hind leg bones, and the human tailbone.
The examination goes on to investigate fossil evidence, which further corroborates with what we can gather from the current anatomy. From fossils, scientists discovered Maiacetes, a long-extinct animal, which resembled a whale with four functioning legs. Fossils also showed several other intermediate walking whales.
The video also explores DNA evidence which points to whales and hippos evolving from a common ancestor. This further proves the theory that whales evolved from four legged land animals. The goes on to examine embryonic evidence, which further links whales to other land mammals, clearly showing the links between the animals.
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Another video to show creationists... (Original Post)
Panich52
Nov 2015
OP
Nice, but it won't get through to many of them. It's exactly the kind of thing they
brewens
Nov 2015
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brewens
(13,596 posts)1. Nice, but it won't get through to many of them. It's exactly the kind of thing they
are conditioned to reject.
They demand you show them a fish turning into a frog or whatever. Of course a ridiculous simplified missrepresentation of what evolution is. They won't pay attention to anything fully explaining natural selection and evolution long enough to get it.
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. Like facts can penetrate the fundie "brain." If they could, there would be no fundies. nt
lastlib
(23,248 posts)3. Don't confuse 'em with the facts. No amount of evidence.....
...will ever convince them that their "truth" is erroneous. To paraphrase the great Joe Walsh (the musician, not that other POS the ex-Congressthing), "You can't argue with a twisted mind."
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)4. Can't convince someone who not only has a closed mind, but it's nailed shut.