I deleted the reference to the Enlightenment. Modern science is generally dated to the 16th and 17th centuries, while the Enlightenment is 18th century. --[[User:Fr Lev|Fr Lev]] 16:16, October 16, 2008 (UTC)

Simply by way of "[[w:Quantification|quantifying]]" the theory of evolution, from the scientific side, I wanted to mention a centrally important quotation by '''[[w:Karl Popper|Sir Karl Popper]]''', widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century, who stated that:

:"Darwinism is not a testable scientific theory, but a '''[[w:Metaphysics|metaphysical]]''' research program."