WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY ABOUT EVOLUTION
Proponents of the myth of creation often misinterpret science, particularly when they claim that since evolution is only a "theory" it cannot be proven and is not a scientific fact. This is NOT TRUE!
"Evolution is a fact amply demonstrated by the fossil record and by contemporary molecular biology. Natural selection is a successful theory devised to explain the fact of evolution." (Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden )
"There is so much similarity in the biochemical workings of all organisms, not only if we compare men and monkeys, but if we compare men and bacteria, that if it weren't for preconceived notions and species-centered conceit, the fact of evolution would be considered self-evident." (Isaac Asimov, Of Matters Great and Small.)
"Evolution is a law of nature as compelling as gravitation. The evidence for it is as plain as the falling apple. Nobody who knows the process of DNA can doubt the theory of evolution." (Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Laureate, DISCOVER, April 1981.)
"Evolution on an ancient earth is as well-established as our planet's shape and position. Our continuing struggle to understand how evolution happens (the 'theory of evolution') does not cast our documentation of its occurrence--the 'fact of evolution'--into doubt." (Stephen Jay Gould, Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1987-88.)
"The theory of evolution is about as open to question as the theory that the earth revolves around the sun." Dr. Richard Dawkin, The Selfish Gene.
"Evolution is no longer just a theory, it is a fact." Dr. Ernest Mayer, What Evolution Is
For the scientific evidence of evolution, and a thorough rebuttal to the claims of creationists, check these links:
The Evidence of Human Evolution (www.talkorigins.org)
Answers in Science (www.answersinscience.org)
Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Science (bob.nap.edu/html/creationism/)