[bobdsmith]

The Scientific Method:

   1. State the problem
   2. Make Observations
   3. Form a Hypothesis
   4. Do the Experiment
   5. Draw a conclusion 

And this is where natural evolution breaks down, they cannot go from step 3 to step 4 because of the length of time required.

There isn't a single scientific method. There is a difference between the scientific methodology between an experimental science compared to a historical science. Evolution is partly a historical science so the method is slightly different.

1. Make Observations - in this case the fossil record, genome analysis, etc. These must be reproducable.

2. Form a Hypothesis - can be various hypothese about past evolution of life. Must be falsifiable.

3. Test hypothesis - this is done continously by testing it against more observations. If the observations contradict the hypothesis it is discarded or modified.

4. Repeat the process

This is the same historical science method used in geology, archeology and cosmology. Because evolution has passed so much testing it elevated to the level of a theory.

[Petrosius]

We must make a clear distinction between evolution in general (which shows a sequence of species) and natural evolution (which purports to explain this sequence and the origin of life itself through a purely natural process). The natural sciences can only observe and test the former. The natural origin of life or of the various species is neither observable nor testable.

[fortheDeclaration]

2. Form a Hypothesis - can be various hypothese about past evolution of life. Must be falsifiable.

correction, must be possible