Many creationists will allow that microevolution (for example,changing gene frequencies in a population) has occurred, and will even acknowledge that species adapt to different environments. However, they deny that macroevolution (they define it as the evolution of new “kinds”) is supported by evidence. Explain how they are mistaken. How might you help a creationist friend better grasp how modern scientists consider micro- versus macroevolution?

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Human Evolution

Human evolution is the process of evolution of humans from early man to anatomically modern humans. The process of evolution in humans leads to the gradual development of traits like bipedalism. Humans are the highly social animals that make them the most advanced animal on Earth.  Human evolution is an outcome of interaction among the following processes: