Evolution is a proven scientific fact from "summary" of The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
The fact of evolution is as well established as any in science. It is a fact in the same sense as the Earth being round rather than flat, or the Sun being many millions of miles away. These are not facts that are discovered by one-off observations, but by a convergence of evidence from multiple lines of inquiry. Evolution is just such a fact, supported by evidence from many different disciplines, including genetics, paleontology, biogeography, comparative anatomy, and embryology. The evidence for evolution is overwhelming and comes from a wide range of sources. The fossil record, for example, provides a record of the history of life on Earth, showing how species have changed over time. The similarity of different species at the genetic level is also strong evidence for evolution, as is the fact that the distribution of species around the world can be explained by their evolutionary history. Nat...
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