Is evolution based on empirical science?

[Boutros]

Runa216 said:

Boutros said:
I guess all those fossiles were hide by sneaky scientists wanting to prove a point.

Extinction has nothing to do with Evolution, at least not in the way the Dinosaurs were said to have gone extinct.  

Although I don't the see the link between my post and your reply lol, I think it's pretty obvious that evolution was affected by the different great extinctions.