Discovering Religion: Ep 13 - Predictive Power of Evolution

The thirteenth installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I discuss evolution's amazing ability to provide us with deep insight into natural phenomena that we would otherwise be unable to glimpse without the predictive power of evolution.

Such capability was exemplified in Darwin's predicted pollinator of the Comet Orchid, a prediction confirmed 21 years after his death!

The predictive power of evolution is unmatched, even by the so called "theory" of Intelligent Design. I put the predictive capability of each theory to the test by examining the anatomical complexity of the heart in the following four animal categories: fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds/mammals.

Although the theory of evolution allows us to make very accurate predictions about Earth's biological diversity, there are some phenomenon the Theory of Evolution is not always expected to predict, such as the convergent evolution of human and koala skin.


But the Theory of Evolution is not solely limited to making predictions about flora and fauna, or reconfirming our evolutionary origins. In the next episode I will discuss evolution's role in the research and development of drugs to fight bacteria and the micro evolution that results in their attempts to evade our best efforts to prevent disease.


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MUSIC CITED:

Intro: "Eyen" by Plaid.
The Hours Soundtrack - 02 Morning Passages
The Hours Soundtrack - 03 Something She Has To Do

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PLAYLIST:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7

TRANSCRIPT:
http://discoveringreligion.net/?p=208

WEBSITE:
http://www.discoveringreligion.net

FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts


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Category:

Education

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• Discovering
• religion
• predictive
• power
• evolution
• Darwin
• comet
• orchid
• hawk
• moth
• carrion
• flower
• intelligent
• design
• heart
• complexity
• fish
• amphibian
• reptile
• bird
• mammal
• convergent
• koala
• skin

[PeeGeeBeeDee]

WHO's Uh Talented Nigga Off In This Bitch? Thumbs Up If You Uh Talented MotherFucker In Here!

[DiscoveringReligion]

@PeeGeeBeeDee

What are you talking about?

[DiscoveringReligion]

@KratosTheRealGOD

Another good one is if the Christianity came from Judaism, why are there still Jews? :)

[DiscoveringReligion]

@Mogley52

Then what are the following: Acanthostega, Ambulocetus, Dorudon, Basilosaurus, Achaeopteryx, S.tchadensis, A. afarensis, A. africanus, A. anamensis, P. aethiopicus, P. boisei, P. robustus, H. habilis, H. rudolfensis, H. ergaster, H. georgicus, H. erectus, H. cepraensis, H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis, H. rhodesiensis, H. floresiensis, and H.Neanderthalensis. Regardless, where is the natural, physical evidence of God? Oh that's right, God can't be tested, observed or measured. LOL

[rpk58]

@sweatpassion Technically, we are apes, so we did not evolve from apes. Chimpanzee is a modern ape, and Chimpanzees and humans have a common ancestor. This common ancestor must have looked more like a monkey than human. The hominid line branched out from this ancestor and went on to become the modern human, and the other line evolved to become chimpanzees and Bonobos.

[rpk58]

@Mogley52 "All the bones used to support human evolution have been found to be either hoaxes, non-human, or human.." based on what evidence are you asserting this?

Hoaxes have been found out and discredited by scientists themselves. they have no use for hoaxes, they go by real evidence. The only controversy is while classifying the fossils. Some fossils have mixed characteristics that they find it difficult  to classify them, and even creationists disagree aming themselves about these fossils.

[SinceretheGhost]

@bigglyguy Haha indeed they did.

[8698gil]

I love evolution! 

[bigglyguy]

Boy, the comments really went downhill with this one...

[PeeGeeBeeDee]

@sexygamer2121 How About You Just Shut Your White Trash Mouth Up And Then Open It In 30 Minutes And Then Succ The Honkey Cock For 15 Minute.

[sexygamer2121]

@PeeGeeBeeDee are you human?how about you treat all humans with respect like i do

[PeeGeeBeeDee]

I Get So DEEP OFF In That Yoc You Wanna Joog (Or Jook) ME? Which Is It Maccin' Ass Mall?

[PeeGeeBeeDee]

@sexygamer2121 What IF I Told You I Was Native American And White. Would You Have Said I Was PINK? Anyhow, It's Unfortunate That You Don't Know What You Are. It's Unfortunate That You're Unaware Of Being Poor, White Trash.