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To: Pres Raygun
I have a few questions for those who believe the Theory of Evolution. How could the TOE be falsified?

Find serious flaws in the superposition of the geologic column.

Find, for example, a group of human fossils in unquestioned Cambrian deposits. Find a fossilized dinosaur older than 65 million years with a human in its stomach.

On the other hand, knowing where in the world certain geological deposits are found allows you to make predictions of which fossils can be found there. Paleontologists are doing just that: they figure out what fossils they need to fill gaps, find deposits of the correct age, and after some searching they usually find the fossils. That is using the theory of evolution, as well as geology and other fields, to make predictions. Fulfilling those predictions further reinforces the strength of the theories.

62 posted on 11/20/2007 11:52:19 AM PST by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: Coyoteman

***On the other hand, knowing where in the world certain geological deposits are found allows you to make predictions of which fossils can be found there. Paleontologists are doing just that: they figure out what fossils they need to fill gaps, find deposits of the correct age, and after some searching they usually find the fossils. That is using the theory of evolution, as well as geology and other fields, to make predictions. Fulfilling those predictions further reinforces the strength of the theories.***

Did you know that there is a model of the solar system with the Earth in the center which can predict the position of heavenly objects fairly accurately. Yet, the model is wrong. We know that today.


66 posted on 11/20/2007 11:56:37 AM PST by Lord_Calvinus
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To: Coyoteman
You are correct if by the TOE you simply mean common descent, that is that there is a continuous uninterrupted chain of life back to the first appearance of life on earth. On the other hand if by the TOE you mean that the mechanism for the formation of all present and extinct life forms is random mutation and natural selection, then the examples you gave are not possible falsifications of the TOE.
78 posted on 11/20/2007 12:19:06 PM PST by Pres Raygun
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