--- title: "9 Evolution Happened Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Evolution Happened quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Evolution Happened sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/adrian-tomine-11778_biology_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that_1147771.jpg" --- > [I think there's a lot of evolution that's happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the work or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-tomine/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that-s-happened-in-intangible-ways/) [Adrian Tomine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-tomine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/adrian-tomine-11778_biology_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that_1147771.jpg) > [“As soon as the genome had been cmpletely decoded (which would be in a matter of months) humanity would have complete control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-houellebecq/as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely-decoded-which-would-be-in-a/) [Michel Houellebecq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-houellebecq/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/michel-houellebecq-1497_genome_as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely_861600.png) > [We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/we-know-evolution-happened-because-innumerable-bits-of-data-from/) [Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/michael-shermer-2567_biology_we-know-evolution-happened-because-innum_1530598.jpg) > [Evolution is evolution - and it's happened before us and will continue after we're gone. But, what's taking place now is much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-solis/evolution-is-evolution-and-it-s-happened-before-us-and-will-continue/) [Brian Solis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-solis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/brian-solis-15712_change_evolution-is-evolution-and-it-s-happened_2598140.jpg) > [People don't show up here (at the courtroom) because they believe evolution is bad science. They show up because they believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugenie-scott/people-don-t-show-up-here-at-the-courtroom-because-they-believe/) [Eugenie Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugenie-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/eugenie-scott-37857_accepting_people-don-t-show-up-here-at-the-courtro_2165704.png) > [“The point is that the science is accurate in describing how the universe works, independent of the metaphysical implications one derives from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scientific-american-editors/the-point-is-that-the-science-is-accurate-in-describing-how-the/) [Scientific American Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scientific-american-editors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/scientific-american-editors-70_believe-in-god_the-point-is-that-the-science-is-accurat_2682995.jpg) > [We know evolution happened not because of transitional fossils such as A. natans but because of the convergence of evidence from such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/we-know-evolution-happened-not-because-of-transitional-fossils-such/) [Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/michael-shermer-2567_anatomy_we-know-evolution-happened-not-because-o_210569.jpg) > [“The many meanings of 'evolution' are frequently exploited by Darwinists to distract their critics. Eugenie Scott recommends: 'Define evolution as an issue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-wells/the-many-meanings-of-evolution-are-frequently-exploited-by-darwinists/) [Jonathan Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b50/jonathan-wells-57217_ambiguity_the-many-meanings-of-evolution-are-frequ_2766442.jpg) > [You can imagine a different world in which a number of species developed with different genetically determined linguistic systems. It hasn't happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/you-can-imagine-a-different-world-in-which-a-number-of-species/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/noam-chomsky-42_abstract_you-can-imagine-a-different-world-in-whi_2007452.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evolution-happened/#itemlist", "name": "Evolution Happened Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there's a lot of evolution that's happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the work or how I plan it out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adrian Tomine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-tomine/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that-s-happened-in-intangible-ways/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/adrian-tomine-11778_biology_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that_1147771.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/adrian-tomine-11778_biology_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that_1147771.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/adrian-tomine-11778_biology_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-evolution-that_1147771.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think there's a lot of evolution that's happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the…” — Adrian Tomine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As soon as the genome had been cmpletely decoded (which would be in a matter of months) humanity would have complete control of its evolution; when that happened sexuality would be seen for what it really was: a useless, dangerous, and regressive function.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michel Houellebecq" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-houellebecq/as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely-decoded-which-would-be-in-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/michel-houellebecq-1497_genome_as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely_861600.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/michel-houellebecq-1497_genome_as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely_861600.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/michel-houellebecq-1497_genome_as-soon-as-the-genome-had-been-cmpletely_861600.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As soon as the genome had been cmpletely decoded (which would be in a matter of months) humanity would have…” — Michel Houellebecq", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Shermer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/we-know-evolution-happened-because-innumerable-bits-of-data-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/michael-shermer-2567_biology_we-know-evolution-happened-because-innum_1530598.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/michael-shermer-2567_biology_we-know-evolution-happened-because-innum_1530598.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/michael-shermer-2567_biology_we-know-evolution-happened-because-innum_1530598.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a…” — Michael Shermer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Evolution is evolution - and it's happened before us and will continue after we're gone. 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