In other words, what different things would we expect to see under the two different hypotheses?
My impression is that Shadow71 is not rejecting the validity of natural selection. Rather, his position is that selection (natural vs. Godly) is unknowable. He believes God had some contribution to the selection process, but makes no claim of being able to produce evidence in support of that belief.
I think it all comes down to being more of a theological question. If God were to have been guiding evolution, would God have chosen or otherwise permitted the evolutionary history that we know as reality. To me, such a theistic evolutionary position comes down to being "God the tweeker" or "God the 'artificial' selector". God influencing the origin and development of the species not unlike how humans have influenced the origin and development of the dog.
Moose
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
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