HovindSlantedMouth Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Mr. Kent Hovind alway says Quote "Evolution is the stupidest and most dangerous theory ever." Question 1: How to test evolution? Question 2: How to test creationism? Question 3: How to disprove evolution? Question 4: How to disprove creationism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itoero Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 7 hours ago, HovindSlantedMouth said: Mr. Kent Hovind alway says CREATARDs https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Creatard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 ! Moderator Note Evolution has nothing to do with religion. However, I am hesitant to move it to the Biology section as a) this topic has been repeated a fair amount of time and b) is rarely discussed in good faith. I have moved it to Speculations instead and encourage you first to describe what evolution is and at least try to read up on the involved mechanisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, HovindSlantedMouth said: Mr. Kent Hovind alway says Question 1: How to test evolution? Question 2: How to test creationism? Question 3: How to disprove evolution? Question 4: How to disprove creationism? The theory of evolution is so overwhelmingly supported by empirical scientific evidence, it is as certain as any scientific theory can be. The following gives two far more precise answer then I ever could.....https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-experiments-being-carried-out-to-test-the-theory-of-evolution A1 "Way too many to provide even a rudimentary list. Experimental evolution is a fully fledged subdiscipline, with most of it taking place in lab experiments with viruses and bacteria (out of practicality). The most well-known example is probably the Lenski Lab's long-term E. coli experiment which has been running for 24 years now and has demonstrated a whole range of evolutionary phenomena: E. coli Long-term Experimental Evolution Project SiteAs for the kind of thing you mention in your comment, that's run-of-the-mill domestication. We've been experimenting with it for thousands of years now - our entire agricultural system is testament to the theory of evolution, as is the presence of dog breeds. All were produced by crossing together the animals and plants we like the most, selecting for traits that are favourable to us. That's how you turn a mighty auroch into a pathetic cow, or a wolf into a poodle.I can't name specific experiments with dog evolution, as most of the truly experimental stuff to see how evolution works in these cases is done with model organisms (Drosophila flies)." lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll A2"The most interesting tests of evolution are in DNA. Only lately have full genome sequencing become easy.One of the most compelling signs of evolution found in DNA is the traces of endogenous retroviruses (ERV's). To put it shortly, ERV's are like fingerprints left in DNA by diseases. the fingerprints generally have no functionality, and they go into a random place in your genome and are copied on to your offspring to the same location. Thus, if someone has the same ERV marker as someone else, then it is pretty much proven that they share a common ancestor.The more genomes are sequenced it turns out that ERV insertions follow predictions made by the theory of evolution very precisely (like the one that we share numerous ERV markers with chimps). This is really hard to explain with anything else than evolution without saying "god did it to test our faith". <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Creationism of course can not be tested, and no evidence of any creationism by any magical deity exists to support that myth. In fact continued scientific experiments support the fact that all the elements that go to make up us and all other living things, were forged in the belly of stars. And of course the whole history of the universe back to the BB, can explain how stars formed, how planets came to be, and how the first fundamental particles arose out of spacetime at least as far back as 10-43 seconds post BB. At some point though we arrive at a position of where space and time came from. As yet science has no actual information on that process, other then speculative hypotheticals as to how the universe was able to arise from nothing. https://www.astrosociety.org/publication/a-universe-from-nothing/ By the same token, at this point, is really the only logical opening where perhaps an unscientific supernatural, magical hypothetical deity maybe slotted in by those more inclined with magic. The overwhelming success of science over the years though, has me leaning towards the scientific explanation similar to that given in my link. Once your first two questions are answered, successfully, it logically answers the last two. Edited February 3, 2019 by beecee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 3 hours ago, cladking said: What s been proven is that species change. Humans have not been "experimenting" with "evolution" for thousands of years because experimental science is not that old. What you are describing is outside of metaphysics so has no meaning at all in real science. The "theory of evolution" is dangerous but this is irrelevant to whether or not species change as a result of what must be described as "darwinian forces". ! Moderator Note The OP asked four questions. This addresses none of them. The default position here is that mainstream science is valid. This is not the place to argue the merits of the theory of evolution. This hijack has been put in the appropriate section of the forum (the trash can) Please stay on-topic with further responses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 ! Moderator Note As the OP is not interested in discussing this, the thread is closed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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