"In your opinion . How do you know your interpretation is better ? Oh , right , it has to assume less to explain the facts ."
"NO ! There are facts present that can not possibly be true IF SS 's theory is correct ! That 's the point . OK , let 's go back to basic deductive logic : True statements can not have false consequences . In symbolic logic : If H then C not C Therefore : not H That is , we have hypothesis H. It has consequences C. If you find that C is either not there or that there are consequences contradictory to C , then H is false . Neandertals and humans are lumped in one `` kind `` by creationists . Elephants and mammoths are another `` kind `` . Now , if SS 's theory is true , neandertals will have the same DNA sequences as humans , because it is a matter what genes are turned on and when , not a change of genes . ( This is even more pronounced because creationists insist neandertals ARE members of H. sapiens ) . Same for mammoths and elephants . So now we look at DNA sequences . Are they the same ? NO ! Neandertals and H. sapiens differ by over 3 standard deviations from variation within H. sapiens populations . So , the consequences are wrong , therefore SS 's hypothesis is wrong . No assumptions involved . Only data ."
"it has to assume less to explain the facts ."
"NO ! No assumptions involved . Only data ."