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==Question 6: Is evolution a science ?==

==Question 6: Is evolution a science ?==

As defined by wikipedia, ''Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe''.<br/>

As defined by wikipedia, ''Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe''.<br/>

Is is testable ? Can we do predictions over millions of years ? And finally, could the falsehood of the theory be proven ?

Is is testable ? Can we do predictions over millions of years ? And finally, could the theory be falsified?

 

Evolution can be and is empirically tested every day. Like astronomy, evolution relies primarily on observational data to form its theories. Those theories are tested by observing other parts of nature and seeing if the theory holds. It is also possible to experimentally demonstrate evolution. The Lenski experiments, well known on this site, are only one of the many experiments in which evolution has been demonstrated.

 

If you want to falsify evolution in a way that scientists would accept, the easiest way would be to find an organism too complex to have evolved gradually, in other words, find and demonstrably prove that such an organism is "irreducibly complex," that previous forms of the animal could not have possibly survived. Attempts to do so using such characteristics as wings and eyes have failed, as the evolution of these traits are well understood, but it is possible, though I personally would wager that such a creature does not exist. [[User:RachelW|RachelW]] 09:06, 30 January 2012 (EST)

==Question 7: Some great advantages are not very often seen==

==Question 7: Some great advantages are not very often seen==