Another example of misapplication (of the scientific method) is supplied by the well-known Darwinian theory of evolution - which is more properly categorized as a hypothesis... Evolution hypothesizes that life on Earth sprang from inanimate matter some 3.5 billion years ago and has subsequently evolved through a series of genetic mutations and natural selection into the diversity we currently observe. The evidence cited to support this hypothesis is that the fossil record found in the geological column (rock strata) seems to move from less-complex to more complex organisms. However NO (emphasis mine) transitional forms have ever been definitely observed in the present or in the fossil record. No experiment to date has been able to produce a living organism from inanimate matter in spite of various attempts... evolution somehow progressed from a suspect hypothesis to scientific fact in less than 50 years. Observation and reproducible experimentation are the foundation of science and as such are the established facts upon which the various hypotheses, theories, and natural laws rest. To portray any hypothesis or theory as fact is a clear misapplication of the scientific method. Hypotheses must be verifiable or falsifiable through observation and reproducible experimentation to be considered a legitimate participant in the scientific method. Quote from an article by Vernon Cupps titled Hijacking the Scientific Method as found in the magazine Acts & Facts. I encourage you to check out their website at icr.org. The magazine is a free subscription.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:14:30 +0000
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