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Originally Posted by This_person  Right, that was part of the question - mankind being the end product, with a common ancestor with whales and horses and bats. Have we found any conclusive proof of that common ancestor? |
I'm not sure why you insist that evolution is on par with creationism. Evolution is a
scientific theory with extensive support from a range of sciences, most importantly genetics and paleontology. There are thousands of researchers and scientists who have dedicated lifetimes to expanding and supporting it, studying, refining, and even changing it. There is no such support for creationism or its new guise Intelligent Design.
As for "conclusive proof", I suppose it depends on what you demand for such. We have a 13.7 billion year old universe supported by all corners of physics, cosmology and chemistry. We have a planet in the 3 billion year range with life existing on it for some 2/3rds of that. Humanity as a species appears to have been around for but 1 or 2 million years, depending on where you draw the genetic line. This paints a clear picture of a changing, evolving line of genetics.
We have fossils that identify millions of different creatures that have appeared, changed and vanished before we ever existed. We have a world of genetics that shows literally millions of identical connections with primates, including mistakes (the vitamin C flaw I mentioned earlier) and a clear, common lineage of DNA.
I consider that proof.
Oh, and I've seen the clumsy Ken Ham videos. They are logical fallacy after ridiculous claim and a paranoid fantasy of a giant cabal of scientists hiding the evidence of a young earth.