[relictele]

Darwinism survives not because it is empirically verified, but because it is a deduction from a tightly-held materialistic worldview.

At the risk of being pedantic, isn't it more of an induction?

ie it assumes certain things at the outset and then builds (erroneous) conclusions on them.

[alexander_busek]

At the risk of being pedantic, isn't it more of an induction?

Definitions vary, but I prefer the following:

Induction: The formulation of a general law based on (multiple) observations.

Deduction: Arriving at a final conclusion based upon the application of general laws.

Regards,

[sparklite2]

Interesting, isn’t it? The scientific method gives us satellites in space, the internet, television, etc, etc, etc. It’s marvelous. But when it touches on religious sensitives, the thing is just a house of cards. Hmm.