public double split(int index1, int index2, int clusterIndex, int[] initClusterSites) {
    try {
      double logqSplit = 0.0;

      // Create a parameter by sampling from the prior

      // QuietRealParameter newParam = getSample(paramBaseDistr, paramList.getUpper(),
      // paramList.getLower());
      QuietRealParameter newRates = new QuietRealParameter(new Double[1]);
      logqSplit +=
          proposeNewValueInLogSpace(
              newRates,
              ratesList.getValue(clusterIndex, 0),
              ratesBaseDistr,
              ratesList.getUpper(),
              ratesList.getLower());
      ratesList.getValues(clusterIndex);
      // QuietRealParameter newModel = getSample(modelBaseDistr, modelList.getUpper(),
      // modelList.getLower());
      QuietRealParameter newAlpha = new QuietRealParameter(new Double[1]);
      logqSplit +=
          proposeNewValueInLogSpace(
              newAlpha,
              alphaList.getValue(clusterIndex, 0),
              alphaBaseDistr,
              alphaList.getUpper(),
              alphaList.getLower());
      // QuietRealParameter newFreqs = getSample(freqsBaseDistr, freqsList.getUpper(),
      // freqsList.getLower());
      QuietRealParameter newInvPr = new QuietRealParameter(new Double[1]);
      logqSplit +=
          proposeNewValue(
              newInvPr,
              invPrList.getValues(clusterIndex),
              invPrBaseDistr,
              invPrList.getUpper(),
              invPrList.getLower());
      QuietRealParameter newSiteModel = new QuietRealParameter(new Double[1]);
      logqSplit +=
          proposeDiscreteValue(
              newSiteModel,
              siteModelList.getValue(clusterIndex, 0),
              siteModelBaseDistr,
              siteModelList.getUpper(),
              siteModelList.getLower());

      // Perform a split
      // paramList.splitParameter(clusterIndex,newParam);
      // modelList.splitParameter(clusterIndex,newModel);
      // freqsList.splitParameter(clusterIndex,newFreqs);

      // Remove the index 1 and index 2 from the cluster
      int[] clusterSites = new int[initClusterSites.length - 2];
      int k = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < initClusterSites.length; i++) {
        if (initClusterSites[i] != index1 && initClusterSites[i] != index2) {
          clusterSites[k++] = initClusterSites[i];
        }
      }
      // Form a new cluster with index 1
      // paramPointers.point(index1,newParam);
      // modelPointers.point(index1,newModel);
      // freqsPointers.point(index1,newFreqs);

      // Shuffle the cluster_-{index_1,index_2} to obtain a random permutation
      Randomizer.shuffle(clusterSites);

      // Create the weight vector of site patterns according to the order of the shuffled index.
      /*int[] tempWeights = new int[tempLikelihood.m_data.get().getPatternCount()];
      int patIndex;
      for(int i = 0; i < clusterSites.length; i++){
          patIndex = tempLikelihood.m_data.get().getPatternIndex(clusterSites[i]);
          tempWeights[patIndex] = 1;
      }*/

      tempLikelihood.setupPatternWeightsFromSites(clusterSites);

      // Site log likelihoods in the order of the shuffled sites
      double[] logLik1 =
          tempLikelihood.calculateLogP(
              newAlpha.getValue(),
              newInvPr.getValue(),
              newRates.getValue(),
              newSiteModel.getValue(),
              clusterSites);

      double[] logLik2 = new double[clusterSites.length];
      for (int i = 0; i < logLik2.length; i++) {
        // logLik2[i] = dpTreeLikelihood.getSiteLogLikelihood(clusterIndex,clusterSites[i]);
        logLik2[i] =
            getSiteLogLikelihood(
                ratesList.getParameterIDNumber(clusterIndex), clusterIndex, clusterSites[i]);
      }

      double[] lik1 = new double[logLik1.length];
      double[] lik2 = new double[logLik2.length];

      double maxLog;
      // scale it so it may be more accurate
      for (int i = 0; i < logLik1.length; i++) {
        maxLog = Math.min(logLik1[i], logLik2[i]);
        if (Math.exp(maxLog) < 1e-100) {
          if (maxLog == logLik1[i]) {
            lik1[i] = 1.0;
            lik2[i] = Math.exp(logLik2[i] - maxLog);
          } else {
            lik1[i] = Math.exp(logLik1[i] - maxLog);
            lik2[i] = 1.0;
          }
        } else {

          lik1[i] = Math.exp(logLik1[i]);
          lik2[i] = Math.exp(logLik2[i]);
        }
      }

      /*boolean ohCrap = false;
      for(int i = 0; i < logLik1.length; i++){
          if(Double.isNaN(logLik1[i])){
              return Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
              //ohCrap = true;
              //System.out.println("logLik1: "+logLik1);
              //logLik1[i] = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;

          }
          if(Double.isNaN(logLik2[i])){
              return Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
              //ohCrap = true;
              //System.out.println("logLik1: "+logLik2);
              //logLik2[i] = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;

          }
          lik1[i] = Math.exp(logLik1[i]);
          lik2[i] = Math.exp(logLik2[i]);
          //System.out.println(lik1[i]+" "+lik2[i]);
      }

      if(ohCrap){
          for(int i = 0; i < newRates.getDimension();i++){
              System.out.print(newRates.getValue(i)+" ");
          }
          System.out.println();
      } */
      /*for(int i = 0; i < clusterSites.length;i++){
          System.out.println("clusterSites: "+clusterSites[i]);

      }
      System.out.println("index 1: "+index1+" index2: "+index2);*/

      int cluster1Count = 1;
      int cluster2Count = 1;

      // Assign members of the existing cluster (except for indice 1 and 2) randomly
      // to the existing and the new cluster
      double psi1, psi2, newClusterProb, draw;
      int[] newAssignment = new int[clusterSites.length];
      for (int i = 0; i < clusterSites.length; i++) {

        psi1 = cluster1Count * lik1[i];
        psi2 = cluster2Count * lik2[i];
        newClusterProb = psi1 / (psi1 + psi2);
        draw = Randomizer.nextDouble();
        if (draw < newClusterProb) {
          // System.out.println("in new cluster: "+clusterSites[i]);
          // paramPointers.point(clusterSites[i],newParam);
          // modelPointers.point(clusterSites[i],newModel);
          // freqsPointers.point(clusterSites[i],newFreqs);
          newAssignment[cluster1Count - 1] = clusterSites[i];
          logqSplit += Math.log(newClusterProb);
          cluster1Count++;
        } else {
          logqSplit += Math.log(1.0 - newClusterProb);
          cluster2Count++;
        }
      }

      // logqSplit += //paramBaseDistr.calcLogP(newParam) +
      // modelBaseDistr.calcLogP(newModel)+
      // freqsBaseDistr.calcLogP(newFreqs);
      if (-logqSplit > Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
        ratesList = ratesListInput.get(this);
        alphaList = alphaListInput.get(this);
        invPrList = invPrListInput.get(this);
        siteModelList = siteModelListInput.get(this);

        ratesPointers = ratesPointersInput.get(this);

        // Perform a split
        ratesList.splitParameter(clusterIndex, newRates);
        alphaList.splitParameter(clusterIndex, newAlpha);
        invPrList.splitParameter(clusterIndex, newInvPr);
        siteModelList.splitParameter(clusterIndex, newSiteModel);

        // Form a new cluster with index 1
        ratesPointers.point(index1, newRates);

        for (int i = 0; i < (cluster1Count - 1); i++) {
          ratesPointers.point(newAssignment[i], newRates);
        }
      }
      return -logqSplit;

    } catch (Exception e) {
      // freqsBaseDistr.printDetails();
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }