Discussion of everything related to the Theory of Evolution. I
would like to start by clarifying the terminology for this post
so that everyone is on the same page… 1. Molecular evolution –
refers to molecular changes over time (ex. Genetic mutations,
lateral gene transfer, etc.) that have been proven to be able to
affect phenotype changes (ex. Diseases, deformities, trait
variations, etc.) 2. Natural selection – refers to survivor of
the fittest phenomenon, a negative selection process that
eliminates/limits reproduction of the “unfit” individuals. 3.
Positive selection - a process of stimulating reproduction of
individuals with particular trait over others. What I would like
to discuss is the idea of evolution as it commonly refers to
evolution of human kind (along with other species). Evolution as
such is used to describe the process of change from simple to
more complex organisms. Evolution of all life forms from
bacteria as represented by the phylogenic tree of life. I,
however, have a fundamental proble