Ancient Ecosystem Found in Israel

[Undertoad]

JPost story (posted on IotD thread)

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

[Elspode]

I got it off of Yahoo Science News...

[jdent19037]

"Every species we examined had no eyes which means they lost their sight due to evolution," said Dimantman


lol ok so i love it how, amoung evolutionists, theres no room for any other viewpoint. but in the rest of the world, we're taught to accept and tolerate every other viewpoint.
its also funny to me that in this statement, the automatic explanation for the loss of eyesight is some kind of evolution. this statement is made without any research or knowledge of the species whatsoever. hell, this is a completely different organism than we've been seeing for "5 million" years and evolutionists automatically assume that current theories apply.
c'mon, evolution is still just a theory, not cold hard fact...treat it that way

[glatt]

Well, the current theory fits better than any other.

[robbersdog]

jdent, please read up on what a scientific theory is.

Have a look here for an explanation.

Evolution is a lot more than what most people think of a theory. It is a scientific theory.

In science, a body of descriptions of knowledge is usually only called a theory once it has a firm empirical basis. That is, it:

1) is consistent with pre-existing theory to the extent that the pre-existing theory was experimentally verified, though it will often show pre-existing theory to be wrong in an exact sense;

2) is supported by many strands of evidence rather than a single foundation, ensuring that it is probably a good approximation, if not totally correct;

3) makes predictions that might someday be used to disprove the theory;

4) is tentative, correctable and dynamic, in allowing for changes to be made as new data is discovered, rather than asserting certainty, and

5) is the most parsimonious explanation, sparing in proposed entities or explanations, commonly referred to as passing the Ockham's razor test.

It's not just a guess.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by jdent19037

hell, this is a completely different organism than we've been seeing for "5 million" years and evolutionists automatically assume that current theories apply.

Exactly. That's how scientific theories work. They make predictions, and then look for data that supports or contradict those predictions. The further removed a new species is from known species, the better, because it has the greatest chance to contradict current theory. On the other hand, if it supports the theory, it is quite strong evidence for the correctness of the theory.

c'mon, evolution is still just a theory, not cold hard fact...treat it that way

One prediction of evolutionary theory: Given time, a species cut off from light will lose its eyes and coloration.
Cold hard fact: an ecosystem cut off from light for millennia lost its eyes and coloration.
Conclusion: The theory has been supported.

[Mia]

Its amazing how parts of the world are still yet to be discovered and ruined by man kind. Though I am not a bug lover so my first thought was no eyes they won’t be able to see me coming with the can of raid. New species are always a interesting read thanks.

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[xoxoxoBruce]

Welcome to the Cellar, Mia.

Your welcome to hang out and contribute... if you lose the signature.