~ The Evolution Theory! ~

[Lynx]

This is another one of those occasions when I must agree with you. It would have no value at all to the scientific community. Using modern research methods would never be considered cost effective and any individual desiring to prove the hypothesis would not have the means to do so.

Moot point. because of no value to the secular world and not needed for those of us who believe.

Trumble I think is saying that scientists have put that hypothesis to test but found that it could not match the explanatory power of the theory of evolution nor could the creationist hypothesis account for the evidence in support of evolution by common descent. Scientists in the early days of Darwin's theory had the utmost incentive to disprove Darwin's claim about the ancestors of man but it just didn't happen. I would assume the person who falsifies the theory of evolution today would be the single most respected and successful biologist of our time and perhaps in all of history so far; in fact, there is the whole creationist movement intent on doing so in the USA, albeit, without much success. Again, why would human evolution not be true if the evidence demonstrates animal evolution to be true? It's a bit hypocritical to accept the evidence for one claim that is not contradictory with your religious beliefs but to deny the very same body of evidence for a belief that is contradictory to your religious views.

 

[Woodrow]

It's a bit hypocritical to accept the evidence for one claim that is not contradictory with your religious beliefs but to deny the very same body of evidence for a belief that is contradictory to your religious views.

Depends on what side of the street you are standing on. I find it hypocritical that scientists do not investigate the religious views in the context of them being a possible cause. I have seen much evidence that relates to evolutionary development in some animals, but I have not seen anything to conclude it applies to all animals or humans. The actual fossil record is very small in regards to species. The fossil record of man is one of the smallest and very incomplete in regards to any human prior to Cro-magnon and I believe even most creationists will accept Cro-Magnon is/was human. Biologically there is no reason to suspect Cro-magnon was a species other than human.