From Abaddons link:
There are many conceivable lines of evidence that could falsify evolution. For example: - a static fossil record;
- true chimaeras; i.e. organisms which combined parts from several different and diverse lineages (such as mermaids and centaurs);
- a mechanism that would prevent mutations from accumulating;
- observations of organisms being created.
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- true chimaeras; i.e. organisms which combined parts from several different and diverse lineages (such as mermaids and centaurs);
An evolutionary theory could still be held if creatures such as these were found. It could be said that mermaids and centars both sharred a common ancestor which had a human torso, and that the mermaids tail, and the centars body were derived characteristics. Convergence could also be invoked to expalin the similarites between mermaids tails and fish etc. Convergence could also be invoked to explain genetic similarities, however even the finding of a true chimera that evolutionists believe was created would not falsify the evolution of all the other known animals, it would be "proof of their likely evolution." If the only proven product of creation (the Chimera) is the only being that cannot be fit into a nested hierarchy, then the other animals (which are in the hierarchy) are likely the products of evolution.
- a mechanism that would prevent mutations from accumulating;
If such a mechanism were found it would not falsify evolution. since "evolution is a fact; the mechanisms that drive evolution are theory." Thus such a mechanism would not falsify evolution, since according to evolutionists, evolution is not falsifiable by mechanism (though individual meachanisms may be).
A mechanism that would prevent mutations from accumulating would not falsify evolution, but only evolutionary mechanisms that require the accumulation of mutations above a certain amount. "Evolution is a fact the mechanisms that drive evolution are theory." Evolution does not need a known mechanism to survive. Even if all known proposed mechanisms for evolution were shown to be unable to work evolution would still survive. Here is an example: It is a fact that the earth is round even if all proposed mechanisms for the formation of a round earth are shown not be true the fact of the round earth would still be true. The problem would not be with the round earth, but with our ability to conceive a mechanism. Evolution can survive even with no known mechanism.
Even if all naturalistic means of evolutionary change were able to be proven unable to work evolution would still survive.
- observations of organisms being created.
This is a draconian test, and would be the equivalent of a creationist saying that observation of macro-evolution would falsify creation. Even if one did observe the creation of new organisms, an evolutionary origin of existing organisms could still be held to, just as if one saw macro-evolution of new organisms, one could still hold that existing organisms were created.
