Ranked by likelihood: Survival of the Fittest, Beneficial Mutation, Speciation, Common Descent.
Each one of these needs to be proven independently for the entire umbrella theory to be legitimate. Survival of the fittest is obvious, and usually what's used to claim the entire theory is true. Beneficial mutation is iffy. It's probably true, but it's incredibly rare, and, if it does occur, it doesn't necessarily lead into speciation, where a branch of animals become so different from others of their kind where they're functionally different creatures (wherever you may draw that line). It's claimed that this process is so slow, that it can't be witnessed, making this part of the theory inherently unscientific since it can't actually be proven. And none of this proves common descent. Even if you could turn a housecat into a lion over generations, that doesn't mean you can go from mole to man, no matter how many years it might take.
What are the four theories under the umbrella of Darwinism?
Off the top of my head?
Ranked by likelihood: Survival of the Fittest, Beneficial Mutation, Speciation, Common Descent.
Each one of these needs to be proven independently for the entire umbrella theory to be legitimate. Survival of the fittest is obvious, and usually what's used to claim the entire theory is true. Beneficial mutation is iffy. It's probably true, but it's incredibly rare, and, if it does occur, it doesn't necessarily lead into speciation, where a branch of animals become so different from others of their kind where they're functionally different creatures (wherever you may draw that line). It's claimed that this process is so slow, that it can't be witnessed, making this part of the theory inherently unscientific since it can't actually be proven. And none of this proves common descent. Even if you could turn a housecat into a lion over generations, that doesn't mean you can go from mole to man, no matter how many years it might take.
Great answer, thanks for getting back to me.
But what if you have a Moleman?
Then you really need to check the water in your town to figure out why everyone has liver failure.
Yes I'm piqued as well