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Miserable_Sun6756 t1_jdkvu2h wrote

Reply to comment by FootnoteOfPlato in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 13, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

Evolution is not a hypothesis lol, also it CAN be tested in a lab, not only that, it is the basis for pretty much all modern day biology. Saying it doesn't exist to a biologist is like saying a hammer doesn't exist to a builder, they use it every day.

Also I do not need to prove God doesn't exist, the burden of proof lies with the one making the positive claim.

I think one thing that makes people confused is the term theory of evolution. The word "theory" when used in a scientific context has a completely different technical meaning from the coloqual use of the word. A theory is a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method, and which brings together many facts and hypotheses.

The difference between a hypothesis and a theory is that a hypothesis is an assumption made before any research has been done. It is formed so that it can be tested to see if it might be true. A theory is a principle formed to explain the things already shown in data.

Here is a video of the principle of evolution in action right before your very eyes: https://youtu.be/plVk4NVIUh8

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FootnoteOfPlato t1_jdmxixo wrote

Wrong, given that a scientific theory must be both experimental and falsifiable, and the hypothesis of evolution is neither. Evolutionists infer common ancestry, leading back to the first cell, which was composed randomly through time and chance. There is no way to test this hypothesis throgh experimentation, making it unfalsifiable. Evolutionists assume it's true based upon their preconception about God, namely that he does not exist, which is another hypothesis they presume to be true, yet have no evidence for.

Know that God loves you, but it's on his terms.

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Miserable_Sun6756 t1_jdp3bw1 wrote

Again, evolution is not a hypothesis. Also the burden of proof is on the one making the positive claim about a god. Also you need to do some research on what the theory of evolution actually is I think you are quite confused about what it is.

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