Well, it would if it were a prediction of the theory...not that I'm saying that it is mind you.
I have noticed though, that many of the articles posted here on this forum, concerning evolution, use the term "expectations."
So the term expectation is used...And?...what do you conjecture from that?
My hubby had cancer surgery recently for malignant melanoma...the ‘expectation’ was that the whole tumor load was removed...the pathology reports confirmed that expectation...if it had been otherwise, further actions would have been taken...the expectation was indeed correct...if it had been incorrect, measures would have been taken to correct it...
You seem to think that ‘expectation’ is a bad word...why, exactly?
Why do people think that when something is called extinct, and then they find out they are not actually 100% completely extinct, that somehow does damage to ToE?
"Well, it would if it were a prediction of the theory...not that I'm saying that it is mind you."
The theory predicts many things, including that extant species will have some common ancestor in the past. It does not, nor should it predict that there is a time limit on the lifetime of any species. If you believe that evolution in any way states that a species 'must' evolve into a different species then you are mistaken. Not even Darwin believed that.
The reason we believe populations to be extinct is because there is no evidence they exist today and their fossil record terminates 'relatively' abruptly.
"I have noticed though, that many of the articles posted here on this forum, concerning evolution, use the term "expectations."
Predictions in science are specific statements. Expectations are the logical consequences of the evolutionary thought process.