Is evolution an unfalsifiable tautology?
A tautology is defined as “a statement that is necessarily true” (Oxford Dictionary). It refers to a theory or statement which cannot be falsified, i.e. for which no condition can be stated which would prove the original statement false. If evolutionary theory were a tautology, then it could not be disproven. But evolution could be falsified if certain conditions were met. If, for example, fossils from an organism were found in strata that were deposited long before said organism could have evolved, then evolution would be falsified. Human fossils in Cretaceous strata along with dinosaur bones would falsify evolution. Therefore evolution is not a tautology. Of course, it has never actually been falsified. 8. How can a theory which requires billions of years be reconciled with the Genesis account of creation? Literature Cited Carroll, Robert L. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company. 698 p. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, The, ninth edition.
