This was one of the first theories that tried to explain the diversity of life based on naturalistic forces; as a scientific theory, it made predictions, and the failure to make accurate predictions make it a falsified scientific theory<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/x05n5w520g614xt1/ Can the theory of evolution be falsified?], article by Paul A. M. van Dongen and Jo M. H. Vossen</ref>, | This was one of the first theories that tried to explain the diversity of life based on naturalistic forces; as a scientific theory, it made predictions, and the failure to make accurate predictions make it a falsified scientific theory<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/x05n5w520g614xt1/ Can the theory of evolution be falsified?], article by Paul A. M. van Dongen and Jo M. H. Vossen</ref>, |