Is Evolution a Religion???
I Discuss a Creationist Video with Advanced Google Gemini
8 min readJul 5, 2024
This video on YouTube is claiming evolution is a religion because scientists cannot test it.
The video you linked is making a misleading argument. While it is true that the entirety of evolutionary history cannot be directly observed or repeated (as is the case with many historical sciences), evolution is far from untestable.
Here’s why the claim is misleading:
- Evolution is supported by a vast body of evidence: This includes fossil records, genetic similarities between species, observed changes in populations over time (e.g., antibiotic resistance in bacteria, pesticide resistance in insects), and biogeographical patterns (the distribution of species across the globe).
- Evolutionary theory makes testable predictions: These predictions can be (and have been) tested through various scientific methods, such as:
- Experimental evolution: Scientists can create…