Originally posted by Lunarcat
^ i thought evolution was based on adaptation. the species' genes somehow, over a long period of time, changed their make-up to benefit their position in the world/habitat. Evolution doesn't happen with a single mutation and everything else follows suit.
Adaptation is a provable fact, the "small-scale" evolution I mentioned above.

"Macro-Evolution," the wholescale transformation from one species to another, is another story.