Why is Darwin's theory of natural selectoin a genuinely scientific hypothesis? KNow facts to support it?

Question

Why is Darwin's theory of natural selectoin a genuinely scientific hypothesis? KNow facts to support it?

Answer 1

Darwin's theory of natural selection is a theory, meaning that the hypothesis was experimentally tested and supported many times and has held up to the incredible criticisms of scientists for more than a century and a half.  There is piles of evidence for evolution and natural selection, although it is not always the easiest thing to test experimentally.  Bacteria provide a good study organism because they reproduce very fast, so scientists can observe thousands of generations in a matter of years (see 4th link).

Answer 2

The facts in support of Darwin's theory of natural selection are so numerous, that one easily could present you with a book full of well documented natural examples and experimental results. Honestly, I wouldn't even know where to begin (OK, maybe just one: perhaps you've heard of bacteria "mutating" into "superbugs" in response to antibiotics? That is the result of selection for resistance to antibiotics.), so I'll just point you in the direction of:

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-intr...

http://books.google.ca/books?id=MYk1Xbel...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sel...

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary...

http://www.gate.net/~rwms/EvoMutations.h...