Thread: OT: Evidence
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Old 12-21-2005, 11:56 PM
Jerry Avins
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Default Re: OT: Evidence

Stan Pawlukiewicz wrote:

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> Can someone describe a prediction that evolution has made that was
> verified by experiment? ...


Not all tests are the result of an experiment. Some consist simply of
finding evidence. The principles of evolution predict that there once
existed whale-like animals with vestigial hind legs. Creationists once
cited the absence of such a fossil as evidence of evolution's
invalidity. (Too stupid to recognize that lack of evidence is not the
same as contrary evidence, or twisting facts for rhetorical advantage?
Sometimes one, sometimes the other?) Such fossils have now been found,
both in Africa and Asia. Prediction: legged whales once existed.
Evidence: legged whale fossil whales. Such a case is not proof of a
theory's validity, but a "confirming instance". Some people alter facts
to fit a theory. Good science alters theories to fit facts.

Jerry
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