http://www.goatstar.org A guide from an ex-Christian to Bible errors, Bible contradictions, Bible atrocities, etc... as well as general problems with Christian beliefs Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.goatstar.org/examining-some-of-creationisms-arguments/comment-page-1/#comment-186480 Sam McPherson Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:17:04 +0000 http://www.goatstar.org/?page_id=17#comment-186480 Jason, you do realize that a "theory" is the highest status that a concept can achieve in science? A theory is not just a hunch, it is something that is rigorously researched with mountains of evidence to support it. With your reasoning, one could say that gravity is "just a theory". A theory accompanies a law or a fact. There is a FACT of evolution. It is a proven fact that lifeforms change over time. The Darwinian theory of evolution by natural selection explains that fact just as the Newtonian theory explains the Law of Gravity. A theory cannot become a law, at least not in scientific terms. You're basing your statement on the layman's interpretation of the word which is more akin to the scientific term "hypothesis". Jason, you do realize that a “theory” is the highest status that a concept can achieve in science? A theory is not just a hunch, it is something that is rigorously researched with mountains of evidence to support it. With your reasoning, one could say that gravity is “just a theory”. A theory accompanies a law or a fact. There is a FACT of evolution. It is a proven fact that lifeforms change over time. The Darwinian theory of evolution by natural selection explains that fact just as the Newtonian theory explains the Law of Gravity. A theory cannot become a law, at least not in scientific terms. You’re basing your statement on the layman’s interpretation of the word which is more akin to the scientific term “hypothesis”.

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