It is not my intention in this post to convince ‘non-believers’ that evolution is the explanation for the diversity of life on earth, nor to threaten any different beliefs that you may hold. Lets put all that aside for a bit and talk about the logic of evolution. That is to say, lets talk about evolution as a process in it’s own right, distinct from the biology (aside from a few illustrating examples) and independent of the fossil and biochemical evidence that supports it.

Why do this you may ask? Well, I’ve come to realise that there is little point attempting to get anyone to abandon their belief system for the sake of (what appears to them to be) a minor intellectualist point. And anyway, I don’t want to be that guy. If your god makes you happy, and your not hurting anyone, I’ve got no issue there. I can, however, appeal to every bit of human reason and logic that you have to demonstrate to you that belief in evolution is not ‘the same’ as belief in divine creation. Evolution is a rational, logical process, not a superstition.

So, here goes…

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