'Western Man has Stopped Evolving'?

Jim Huneycutt - If by "missing" you mean "at your local library", then yes, the "facts" are still missing somewhere in that mysterious realm. Perhaps they're "missing" somewhere in the math and science section. I suggest you start your search there.

The increase in genetic mutations is increased by the soft life we ahve becuause people surive to breed who would have died young in a harsher world. So genes that would ahve died out naturally survive.
A more important evolution mechanism of our soft life is selective breeding. Beutiful people can find other beautiful people and athletes can find athletes. We will eventually evolve sub-species of models, actors, runners, swimmers, ball players, etc.

Kind of funny that some people have trouble accepting evolution of species, even though there is plenty of evidence for it, and yet have little trouble accepting the existence of a god, for which there is not a shred of credible evidence.

Yeah... those who dont support evoulution over the bible... are well... like in the dark ages: blind

While its not a perfect theory, its the best THEORY... meaning that its the best explanation to date, rather than Adam and Eve...

Prm, do you encounter terrorists on a daily basis? If so, how do you combat them? How often do they directly threaten your existence? Your argument is ridiculous.

Humans did not evolve from animals. We were made by God in his image read (Genesis in the Bible) and have a soul that lives for all of eternity. It would be impossible to evolve from animal to human and somehow "grow" a soul.

Lemurs were different 50 million years ago than today. Monkeys were different 20 million years ago than they were today. They stll exist because they found a climate that they could do well in. Apes were different 10 million years ago too. The changes are due to their environment. Humans are different now than they were 800,000 years ago too for the same reason.

In the beginning God created...
The natural age of death is the same now as it was is the year 1500! Check the books and records, I did. Check Genesis Chapter 8, verse 22, and you will see that Global Warming is a manufactured crisis. The Educational crisis is manufactured (In this case they, Socialist, created it). Wake Up America! You have been dumbed down.

I think humans will evolve - with all the electronics and communication through text messages, etc., I believe the next step in human evolution will be the loss of speech...

Jim Honeycutt, when was the last time you bothered to read a book on the subject of evolution? Or take a class? Have you EVER done it?

There are plenty of solid online sites that will answer your question. Just type in "evolution" and "evidence."

I agree with the poster who suggested that we are continuing to evolve mentally. New technologies require successful adaptation as much as physical environments do and will continue to do so. It may also be that humans are evolving in ways we cannot yet perceive in order to adapt to environmental changes and hazards, such as rising pollution levels. In the short term, these problems will have deleterious effects on many of us; but ultimately, nature may select for features that help some humans withstand those effects and pass on their genes.

The soft life we have today does not end evolution. It ends natrual selection, but there is still unnatural selection. People are able to find people to breed with who have the characterisics they want, so we are using selective breeding to make new sub-species (eventually).
You people who go to the bible for explanation of nature instead of science would be funny if you weren't so pathetic. You deny all the science that is inconvinient for your fantasy life.

Note from Ned Potter--

Hello to Wolf (and all others who've posted comments). In your comment at 2:04 PM you raise a good point on which, in fact, Jones has been challenged. Human beings in the past had lower odds of surviving infectious diseases, getting nutrition, being safe from predators, and so forth -- but it was not impossible for people to live to advanced age. Jones argues that such elders would have been honored, and their offspring (with or without mutations) would have been welcomed. Jones' detractors say he's exaggerating the importance of this pattern.

Kind of hard to end something that never happened.

Total BS. Humans will keep evolving. Maybe not physically since we don't need to survive in the jungle, but intellectually. Technological advances mean that humans need to constantly absorb more knowledge in each successive generation. Mental development also comes from better nutrition. We are in effect becoming smarter faster, although sometimes the opposite may seem true.

Since evolution is a lie to start it is not possible to draw any reasonable conclusions based on it. Or, you can say anything you want about it, which will only be another lie. All things were made by the LORD God Almighty.

Evolution theory or what-have-you is a direct insult to my intelligence.

earth humans were created by other alien humanoids from other worlds...2012 11:11..the return of our creators...evolution of humans is a myth

Evolution is a lie. We were created by God alone.

The fact that the conscious soul inside the body and the temporary body itself are two different things suggest that bodily evolution is not that important, because all life here is destined to die, no matter how well it has evolved to survive! God set off the bang, and designed evolution just so we (the pure but fallen souls)can eventually come to the conclusion that a devotional service attitude combined with true spiritual knowledge is the ticket out of this temporary world. I'm going home, what about you?

You know what? Who cares if someone believes in Evolution or not. If we continue to argue about it then what good is there to be done? Can't we all just accept that other people believe and don't believe the same things? No ones forcing anybody to accept evolution or religion here. Choose what you believe in and leave it at that. There is no purpose in arguing, there has never been a resolve.