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00:00

Teaser

00:45

Introduction: Failed predictions and their role in science

02:42

Failed prediction #1:There should be no carbon-14 in diamonds

04:24

Failed prediction #2:There should be no carbon-14 in coal

07:14

Carbon-14 contamination?

10:02

Carbon-14 as a byproduct of uranium decay?

11:27

Carbon-14 as a result of Nitrogen in the sample capturing stray neutrons?

15:14

How much time does carbon-14 remove from standard, long-age dates?

16:02

Aren’t carbon dates too old for the Bible?

18:13

Failed prediction #3:Folded rock layers should show evidence of being folded when hard

20:15

Blocking research that might demonstrate young age?!

23:07

How does this affect the millions-of-years story?

25:31

Failed prediction #4:Bioturbation should prevent clear layering in fossil-bearing rock strata

28:20

At what rate did sediment accumulate, according to the millions-of-years story?

30:16

How can the lack of bioturbation be explained?

34:20

Failed prediction #5:“Convergent evolution” should not exist in living organisms

37:34

Why evolution cannot independently produce two very similar organisms

38:59

Can similarity in environment explain ‘convergent evolution’?

40:04

Sonar in both bats and dolphins—they’re similar at a genetic level!

41:31

Life is not ‘simple’, as evolution would expect!

42:53

Bonus: Failed prediction #6:Sexual selection should explain male birds with showy plumage

46:21

Even if sexual selection worked, it wouldn’t explain the ORIGIN of fancy peacock tail designs

48:47

Objection: Failed predictions aren’t a problem; ‘this is how science works!’

51:25

Biology professor: “Don’t worry too much about evolution: I don’t know whether I believe it myself”

53:14

Where to get more information

Another 5 Failed Predictions of Evolution

Wednesday 25, Jun 202554:44

Science is all about reviewing data, hypothesizing, making predictions, and testing those predictions. If the prediction aren’t born out—if they don’t match reality—then the theory should be modified—or ultimately abandoned.

So, how well does evolution hold up as a theory, when judged by its predictions? Does it match the real world? Join plant biologist Dr Don Batten as he scrutinises five major predictions of evolution. Is evolution as ‘scientific’ as people are led to believe?

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