Uploaded May 2010 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
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:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1383
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
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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:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1383
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
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