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To: ShadowAce
What does evolution predict?

It predicts that precambrian rabbit fossils will never be found. It predicts that if identical ERV insertions are found in humans and gorillas, it will also be found in chimpanzees. If identical ERV insertions are found in chimpanzees and orangutangs, it will also be found in humans and gorillas.

What will we look like in 10,000 years?

Without knowing what mutations will occur and what environmental selective pressures will exist over the next 10,000 years, it is impossible to make such a prediction.

How do you test it?

Dig for fossils, look at DNA.

Evolution Theory is not science.

Yes it is.
145 posted on 01/26/2006 3:01:30 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio
It predicts that precambrian rabbit fossils will never be found.

Ahhh--so evolution only makes predictions about what happened in the past, huh? You can't use it to make predictions about what will happen in the future?

OK, then biblical creationism has also made correct "predictions" about the past in terms of describing cities and peoples that (until recently) science thought were only myths.

Yes it is.

No, it's not. You've given examples of evidence, which can be interpreted in several ways. Given that you said ...it is impossible to make such a prediction., I would say that without that ability to make predictions, evolution is not science.

Science involves hypothoses, tests, and conclusions. So faar, evolution has hypothosis and conclustions, but no tests.

189 posted on 01/26/2006 3:18:57 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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