The Scientific Method

I explain the methodology of science, covering such topics as verisimilitude, observations, facts, hypotheses, theories, laws, hypothesis tests, and the difference between philosophical and methodological materialism.

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• method
• methodology
• hypothesis
• test
• materialism
• evolution
• creationism
• creation
• ID
• intelligent
• design

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 I have never claimed that "similarities = evolution". Evolution occurs through the splitting of groups of organisms in a treelike pattern of similarities and differences. Leaving out the overall pattern and the fact that this pattern encompasses differences as well as similarities is not doing the argument justice. No other explanation for this very specific pattern has been proposed so far. It was enough to convince Michael Behe (for example) that common descent is clearly true.

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 My discussion of the mathematics of changes in allele frequencies is a logical demonstration of the situations in which evolution will be expected to change in speed. This was in response to a statement from you 2 months ago:

"Thirdly observations in fossils show long periods of statis, this defies Darwinistic evolution"

If you understand the mathematics I provided, then you will see that the rate of evolution can vary greatly, and is expected to at the macro and micro levels.

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 I'm sorry, but I've tried several variants of the link you provided (yes, I replaced the DOT), and can't get a video to pop up. Could you send me the video link by message?

[Gilbertus1986]

@EvoBiologist

You are claiming similarities = evolution, since you claim that it only fits within the model of common descent.

Post priori experimentation / explainations are part of PSEUDO-SCIENCE... Perhaps that is what evolutionary "science" is...

[Gilbertus1986]

@EvoBiologist

How does allele frequency constitute NEW SPECIES... So does that mean when a population of humans changes the % of hair colour you would take this as evidence of common descent!!!

[Gilbertus1986]

@EvoBiologist Here is the video showing evidence that homology doesn't directly display common decent

youtubeDOTcom/watch?v=pMVBFJCq­FXc&list=LL-ELzGBIDHmVcarkgnml­fZg&index=19&feature=plpp_vide­o

One example is the abdomen in bees and wasps are created via DIFFERENT genes, (which defies Evolution since its mechanism is genetic which should be thes same as it is passed down). Therefore you cannot infer common descent from homology since observing similarities do not tell you how they formed.

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 Evolution is the most mathematically intense field in biology, so there is far more than just "a formula". The math goes from simple algebra to incredibly complex probabilistic calculus. I actually just gave you an equation regarding rate of evolution and selection (as you requested) in one of the 3 posts from 11 hours ago. I guess you didn't notice it.

That's ok. I noticed I mistakenly said "High relative fitness slows change". It's true, but only AFTER the allele reaches 100%..

[Gilbertus1986]

@EvoBiologist Not a problem. I saw them on a video against evolution, stated by the initial team of scientists who came up with ID.

While I'm trying to re-find the video, please state the "mathematics" of evolution, is there a formula perhaps? (Doubtful considering it is based on random mutations, and thus cannot conform to a formula)

Also I asked a while ago for the Empirical evidence, ( falsifiable tests, not inference based observation), can you please state them

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 "I will try and find evidence of these claims"

Please do, they genuinely sound interesting.

[EvoBiologist]

@Gilbertus1986 Tests of a common ancestry are repeatable. Each sequence compared is a distinct test of the same set of relationships, and the results can be retested.

Since you insist on not reading a more detailed explanation I linked to:

The proportion of an allele in a population = proportion of homozygote from previous generation squared, times the fitness + proportion of heterozygote squared, times the fitness, all over the average fitness of the pop.

High relative fitness slows change.