Shermer's The Facts Of Evolution Fact Or Fiction?

Evolution fact or fiction? Well according to decades of research it is a widely accepted fact, a phenomenon that still causes controversy between the faithful and the scientific community. Shermer discusses in “The Facts of Evolution” the countless evidence that proves the existence of evolution and disproves creationists. He also explains the evolution that people still see around themselves, not just the idea of apes slowly transforming into humans which is the most popular way people interpret evolution. Shermer provides a multitude of arguments for and against evolution, in a way that proves the theory, and discredits any other rival theories.
Among scientists and creationists evolution has always been a sore spot. However, Shermer writes “The Facts of Evolution” to finally put the thought that evolution is discredited to rest. Shermer first explained that Darwin was studying Natural Theology, and origin came from God. Darwin attempted to prove God’s existence through the evidence that he could see around the earth. …show more content…
But then sudden changes in species quickly by allopatric speciation would leave very little transitional carcasses. Darwin discovered this by studying the finches, he discovered that the finches on the Galapagos Island were very similar to the finches on the coasts of South America. However there were some changes. These changes led him to believe in allopatric speciation and the rapidly changing characteristics to help the finches survive in the new climate. And these rapid changes led very little transitional carcasses. Shermer shared that it is a wonder that so many fossils survived because the organisms would have to die in a way that did not decompose their body, would survive years of war, and natural disasters, reaching fossilization and then finding ways to get back to the surface by letting an archaeologist find