RE: testable hypothesis

["Ron Force" <rforce@moscow.com>]

Here's one from a biology class at NYU:

Exercises

What is a "testable" hypothesis with regard to historical events?  What kind
of "evidence" is required to test such hypotheses (short of time travel)?
(Hint:  how are murder cases solved in the absence of eyewitnesses?)


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Ron Force	      	  rforce@moscow.com
Moscow Idaho USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Dennis [mailto:brian@uidaho.edu]
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 2:44 PM
> To: Mike Rush
> Cc: Steve Cooke; sean; Vision2020 Listserver List
> Subject: Re: testable hypothesis
>
>
> That all living or extinct organisms would have primitive and derived
> morphological characteristics, which would arrange the organisms in a
> branching hierarchy;
>
> That molecular genetic relationships between organisms would be mostly in
> concordance with the hierarchy;
>
> ...
>
> good grief, the list of hypotheses vulerable to empirical challenge put
> forth by evolution is practically endless.  I suggest those interested in
> such questions enroll in virtually any biology class at UI.
>
> Brian Dennis
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Mike Rush wrote:
>
> > What testable hypothesis has evolution put forth?
> >
> > Mike Rush
> >
>