Question:
Why do evolutionists believe in their theory so much? It is only a theory and has never been proven as a fact or made into a scientific law.?
anonymous
2016-02-15 06:13:34 UTC
It's just a theory, no more legit than spontaneous generation.

I would hold off believing in something scientific until it at least becomes a law or fact etc.

I wouldn't go off believing stuff that are just theories, after all there are multiple contradicting theories today about many things. Do you believe both loop quantum physics theory and string theory at the same time? Obviously not.

Evolution is only a theory, something that is made up in a man's head and yet to be proven.
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anonymous
2016-02-15 14:59:16 UTC
It is quite clear from your question that you do not understand what you try to infer that you do. Consequently you are arguing on the basis of a false premise.



If there was a hierarchy through which ideas passed you would know that in science a theory outranks a law. A scientific law simply describes something. On the other hand a theory is better than a law. There is nothing that is higher or better than a theory. A theory describes how something works. A theory is something that is well substantiated and supported by a lot of evidence. In science the term 'theory' does NOT have the same meaning as it has in everyday language, where it just means a guess or a hunch.



There is probably no theory in science with more evidence than evolution. The irony is that it is people like you that have generated all this evidence for evolution. If people did not keep trying to say that it is false scientists probably would not test it as often as they do. Because it is so often questioned it is tested numerous times. It always passes every test. Evolution has more evidence than any other scientific fact.



Evolution is a fact. In science we do not claim to be able to prove something either in the conventional sense or in the way mathematicians derive proofs. Scientists always accept that one good experiment could disprove a scientific concept. In the 159 years since Darwin proposed evolution it has never been disproved. It constantly accumulates evidence that supports it for the reasons explained above.



Although a reputable scientist will never say evolution is proven, it is as close to proven as anything can be. To claim that evolution is not a fact is akin to doubting reality. We are more likely to find that matter is not made of atoms or that the Earth does not revolve around the Sun than we are to disprove evolution.



As for the evidence I simply do not know where you have been looking. There is an extremely large corpus of evidence for evolution.
Tiago
2016-02-16 17:19:27 UTC
If there was a hierarchy through which ideas passed you would know that in science a theory outranks a law. A scientific law simply describes something. On the other hand a theory is better than a law. There is nothing that is higher or better than a theory. A theory describes how something works. A theory is something that is well substantiated and supported by a lot of evidence. In science the term 'theory' does NOT have the same meaning as it has in everyday language, where it just means a guess or a hunch.
anonymous
2016-02-15 15:11:17 UTC
A theory, any theory even if it's 100% correct will never become a law. To put it simply, a theory is an explanation for something observed that is backed by facts and evidence. A law doesn't try to explain anything. A law is merely a statement about something observed that will always follow the same pattern.
ob1knob
2016-02-15 06:48:40 UTC
Science Vocabulary:

Fact



It's just what you observe. No explanation.

Examples

Gravitation :

- the apple falls from branch to ground, never the other way

- Moon and planets motion

Evolution :

- fossil records show organism evolving gradually

- flu vaccine changes every year



Law



A mathematical description of observed facts. No explanation.

Examples

Gravitation :

- Newton / Kepler's laws ( F = (m m') / r² ) etc.

No explanation, but we sent rovers on Mars with this very simple equation.

Evolution :

- Mendel's laws of inheritance of parents traits



Theory



The explanation of all of above

Examples

Gravitation :

- there is no specific theory of gravitation, but Einstein's general theory of relativity explains gravitation

Evolution :

- Darwin's theory of natural selection explains how organisms evolve.



There is nothing above a theory



Belief



Personal confidence in the truth or existence of something not susceptible to rigorous proof.



Scientists don't believe: either they know or they don't know.

And when they don't know,

- they admit it,

- they don't invent stories,

- they do researches.
anonymous
2016-02-15 06:22:41 UTC
Theory? I have heard scientists want to change that term into "model" as a lot of uneducated people do not know what "theory" means. And think it means some random idea a guy created in his head.



Let me tell you that you are totally mixing it up with a "hypothesis". And uneducated media like on TV shows are partly responsible for the average person having the wrong meaning. I see TV shows where a man just guesses like on a crime show and says "it's just my theory".lol.





A theory is something that has been proven, also a whole thing like evolution is in fact composed of many things. There are laws/facts in evolution, but you do not make the whole cluster a "rule" lol. That is illogical, please just try to get a basic scientific education maybe.



What science does is basically try to prove small things, then they build on those small things. They try to even disprove them to make sure they are not wrong, then they keep building. Eventually a model is made that is quite obvious to be true. If all evidence points towards an obvious thing and no evidence contradicts with it, then it's likely true.



In evolution's case that is literally hundreds of thousands of pieces of research. I think that's too many to claim as mere "coincidence".



Evolution is much more understood today than back in Darwin's time. But the key principles are still in fact the same, that's because they are true.



If they are not true then please scientifically disprove them, good luck trying to factually disprove the truth.
Grinning Football plinny younger
2016-02-17 09:06:58 UTC
The same reason, you believe in the Adam and Eve story. Even though it is a story. That it is written in the bible, ours in a science book - in science the word theory uses special pleading - so it becomes more than 'guess.' This is backed up by evolution being described as 'the law of natural selection.'



Not all Christians or theists have this problem.
CC
2016-02-15 07:18:31 UTC
A scientific theory is defined as a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation. This holds a place higher than any fact or law.
Tom
2016-02-15 07:47:30 UTC
Its the best us Scientists can come up with to explain the observations and evidence and still stay within the "Rules" of the "Game" of Science, which only allows us to use observations, experience and experiment to explain such questions and make theories. If we Believe in God or not we can't use "Goddidit" or someones interpretation of the Bible To make a Scientific Theory. That would be against the rules of the Science "game" and not be "scientific.



Unless someone else has a BETTER theory based on the Limits of Science---Lets hear it?
VivaLaVida
2016-02-16 09:16:13 UTC
The theory that was proven last week: gravitational waves.

This is the evidence that we have the ability to analize and predict theories that in a future might answered.

Just like Einsteins theory predicting the existence of gravitational waves, everything pointed out to their existance, yet we couldn't see them.

It is the same with the theory of evolution, everything points towards evolution, we just haven't been able to "see" it happen, but there's enough to believe that evolution is something real.



Cheers,

P.
anonymous
2016-02-15 20:13:48 UTC
And... this is why people think Christians are stupid.

The theory of evolution:

A. is realistically unarguably true.

B. does NOT state that humans evolved from monkeys.

C. is NOT contradicted in the Bible (if you want to try to disagree, find me a verse that says "animals do not change at all over time. You won't find it, cuz it's not there.)



I think you are either: A. confusing the theory of evolution with hypothesis's that scientists have made about the history of evolution (theory of evolution only states that organisms change over time, hypothesis's about evolution would include things, like, humans evolved from this kind of ape or something like that)

or B. completely uneducated.
ANDRE L
2016-02-16 22:21:08 UTC
In the American vernacular, "theory" often means "imperfect fact"--part of a hierarchy of confidence running downhill from fact to theory to hypothesis to guess. Thus the power of the creationist argument: evolution is "only" a theory and intense debate now rages about many aspects of the theory. If evolution is worse than a fact, and scientists can't even make up their minds about the theory, then what confidence can we have in it? Indeed, President Reagan echoed this argument before an evangelical group in Dallas when he said (in what I devoutly hope was campaign rhetoric): "Well, it is a theory. It is a scientific theory only, and it has in recent years been challenged in the world of science--that is, not believed in the scientific community to be as infallible as it once was."



Well evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape-like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered.



Moreover, "fact" doesn't mean "absolute certainty"; there ain't no such animal in an exciting and complex world. The final proofs of logic and mathematics flow deductively from stated premises and achieve certainty only because they are not about the empirical world. Evolutionists make no claim for perpetual truth, though creationists often do (and then attack us falsely for a style of argument that they themselves favor). In science "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional consent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.



Evolutionists have been very clear about this distinction of fact and theory from the very beginning, if only because we have always acknowledged how far we are from completely understanding the mechanisms (theory) by which evolution (fact) occurred. Darwin continually emphasized the difference between his two great and separate accomplishments: establishing the fact of evolution, and proposing a theory--natural selection--to explain the mechanism of evolution.



- Stephen J. Gould, " Evolution as Fact and Theory"; Discover, May 1981
?
2016-02-16 11:55:40 UTC
There is probably no theory in science with more evidence than evolution. The irony is that it is people like you that have generated all this evidence for evolution. If people did not keep trying to say that it is false scientists probably would not test it as often as they do. Because it is so often questioned it is tested numerous times. It always passes every test. Evolution has more evidence than any other scientific fact.
anonymous
2016-02-15 08:30:22 UTC
The fact proves that although it took us around 1 billion years to get to our present state, it only took 2000 years to go into space. And also how ancient religions, instead of worshipping monkeys and plants somehow all worshipped things from above. There are the Hindus who keep certain animals sacred, but they do so believing their gods took the form of them to hide. Both subjects are hard to prove, but since there are thousands of scientists claiming the same process through similarities it is easier to believe, just like the ancient people believed their religious elders. the same scientists who try to prove evolution are the same ones that can't figure out how to stop climate change or prevent disease. They didn't have cdc's for millions of years, and If disease is a recent evolution of bacteria then we as humans surely didn't evolve correctly by creating a habitable environment for them.
thomas_tutoring2002
2016-02-15 07:56:15 UTC
HERE ARE 2 VIEWS THAT SUPPLY SOME GOOD REASONING:



*** ce chap. 7 p. 98 par. 42 “Ape-Men”—What Were They? ***



42 When reviewing a book on evolution, English author Malcolm Muggeridge commented on the lack of evidence for evolution. He noted that wild speculations flourished nevertheless. Then he said: “The Genesis account seems, by comparison, sober enough and at least has the merit of being validly related to what we know about human beings and their behavior.” He said that the unfounded claims of millions of years for man’s evolution “and wild leaps from skull to skull, cannot but strike anyone not caught up in the [evolutionary] myth as pure fantasy.” Muggeridge concluded: “Posterity will surely be amazed, and I hope vastly amused, that such slipshod and unconvincing theorizing should have so easily captivated twentieth-century minds and been so widely and recklessly applied.”58



*** g82 9/8 p. 4 Can a Realist Believe in God? ***

There is another reason why some claim not to believe in God. Sometimes they use science as a cover for deeper motives. Consider what atheist Aldous Huxley wrote: “I had motives for not wanting the world to have meaning; consequently assumed that it had none.” What were his motives? “For myself, as, no doubt, for most of my contemporaries, the philosophy of meaninglessness was essentially an instrument of liberation. The liberation we desired was simultaneously liberation from a certain political and economic system and liberation from a certain system of morality.”



Please keep in mind that neither Evolution or Creationism have ever passed the scrutiny of "Scientific Method" & that is why they are not listed among the true sciences that follow:



*** g93 4/8 Science—Mankind’s Ongoing Search for Truth ***

ARRIVING AT TRUTH THE SCIENTIFIC WAY

1. Observe what happens.

2. Based on those observations, form a theory as to what may be true.

3. Test the theory by further observations and by experiments.

4. Watch to see if the predictions based on the theory come true.

[Box/Pictures on page 8]

SCIENCES DEFINED

ANTHROPOLOGY is the study of humans as viewed from biological, social, and cultural standpoints.

ASTRONOMY is the study of stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.

BIOLOGY is the study of how living things work and the classification of plants and animals.

BOTANY, one of the two main branches of biology, is the study of plant life.

CHEMISTRY is the study of the properties and composition of substances and the way they react with one another.

MATHEMATICS is the study of numbers, quantities, shapes, and relationships.

PHYSICS is the study of forces and qualities such as light, sound, pressure, and gravity.

PSYCHOLOGY is the study of the human mind and the reasons for human behavior.

ZOOLOGY, the second main branch of biology, is the study of animal life.



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?
2016-02-16 03:17:07 UTC
Interesting! When the world was flat, ancient people 'theorized' the truth. For some reason you believe in 'those theories' .Science has advanced far beyond 'those theories', and has proven many truths! If I'm an evolutionist, you're a caveman!
spot a
2016-02-16 04:20:51 UTC
The theory of evolution has been proven many times. Perhaps you are referring to an unbroken chain from the first single-celled creature all the way to modern humans across 3 billion years. There is even evidence of this in DNA
nursienurse
2016-02-16 17:34:20 UTC
What about the Theory of Relativity? http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html



The gravitational waves were just confirmed a few days ago. Theories are based on scientific facts. Did you see the program on the Higgs particle? http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48062124/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.VsPMa4f-_3g

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/208652-what-is-the-higgs-boson



Theories are important and some are proven and some still are waiting.

Here is some very interesting info on Evolution you might be interested in. http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/things-that-show-evolution-is-an-actual-fact#.xvLrXQ4LE
john_zaneta
2016-02-15 17:40:26 UTC
Theory's are 99.99999% true due to the fact it's reproducible with the same results. I believe you are thinking evolution is a hypothesis, maybe. Hypothesis, is an observation needing testing to prove it is true and reproducible results. Evolution is true, a simple observation is if you take bacteria, amoebas and other microorganisms genetic code, you will see the primitive microorganism with minimal code and next organism has the primitive code plus a little more, and next has the same primitive code plus plus. It's very cool to realize you are an organism from a smaller organism and one the most advanced creatures on earth with 80 years or so to live and give back, enjoy while you can.
?
2016-02-16 09:58:19 UTC
Why do Christians believe 7n God so much? Its not even a theory and has no evidence. Its never been proven. I would hold off on believing in Gods for the same reason.
Michael
2016-02-16 00:04:27 UTC
The theory of evolution, while generally presented under the guise of science, is actually a religion. I know several individuals who respond with "I'm atheist/evolutionist" when asked about their religion. To these individuals, if you criticize evolution, you are doing much than showing the shortcomings of a scientific theory. You are attacking their religious beliefs.
?
2016-02-16 14:25:46 UTC
Because it makes more sense that a being who was just there and made people for his amusement. While some people find comfort in a God, others seek rationality. There is no hard evidence either way. Why do you believe in your theory so much? Try to see things both ways. Most people seek answers as to why we are here. Nothing is proven.
rayhan
2016-02-16 00:33:33 UTC
Research Vocab:

Reality



It really is exactly what an individual view. Simply no reason.

Illustrations

Gravitation:

: the particular the apple company comes coming from part to be able to soil, by no means one other approach

: Silent celestial body and also planets action

Advancement:

: fossil data present affected person growing steadily

: flu vaccine adjustments annually



Legislation



Any statistical outline regarding witnessed information. Simply no reason.

Illustrations

Gravitation:

: Newton and Kepler's regulations (Farreneheit = (meters m') and r²) and so forth.

Simply no reason, yet we all dispatched rovers about Mars using this very easy picture.

Advancement:

: Mendel's regulations regarding monetary gift regarding mom and dad qualities



Principle



The explanation of most regarding previously mentioned

Illustrations

Gravitation:

: there's no certain principle regarding gravitation, yet Einstein's basic principle regarding relativity describes gravitation

Advancement:

: Darwin's principle regarding normal assortment describes just how creatures progress.



You'll find nothing previously mentioned any principle



Opinion



Private self-assurance inside the fact or perhaps lifestyle regarding one thing not necessarily prone to demanding resistant.



Experts don't believe: both they will realize or perhaps they don't really realize.

When they don't really realize,

: they will confess that,

: they don't really invent testimonies,

: they will carry out experiments.
Doug Freyburger
2016-02-16 13:19:11 UTC
Evolution is genetic change across generations. That genetic engineering works demonstrates that evolution is fact.



Until you can explain why my two sentences above work you are not qualified to have a discussion about evolution. Take a step back and read your question. Then ask yourself what that question says about you. Very many evolution questions by antis bring up the question if they are mentally sound or if they are intelligent enough to have learned to read. Since you posted you can read so that points to the question of mental health.
The White Rabbit
2016-02-15 06:24:58 UTC
I will be charitable so as not to think you are not really this dim. To start with look up the difference between a Scientific Theory and the word theory as per common usage. It will save you looking stupid in future. Then do a bit of research that will prevent yo doing the same. Evolution has a mountain of evidence to support it and has been observed in action.
?
2016-02-15 06:19:35 UTC
Clearly you don't understand what a scientific theory is. I know objective research isn't Christians' strong suit, but feel free to take a moment to Google it and come back when you've gained at least a rudimentary understanding of the scientific process.
Colin
2016-02-16 05:47:04 UTC
You have a way of getting closer to the truth than a theory which has been tested, prodded and improved over more than a century and not found wanting? Let's hear it, then.



(Hint: "The best shot creation myth of the religion which is the default in the area where I chance to reside" is an answer which may not be universally accepted.)



Have you considered asking a question designed to increase your knowledge, rather than to advertise, and preach in favour of, your position?
?
2016-02-17 05:28:27 UTC
In science, a theory is a hypothesis that has been proven. Evolution was proven long ago.
?
2016-02-15 06:29:41 UTC
Evolution is a fact.

Common descent is a fact.

Evolutionary theory is a collection of explanations that describe how organisms evolve. Just because we don't know everything yet doesn't mean we've got everything wrong so far.
?
2016-02-15 09:46:17 UTC
It's closer to fact than theory and MUCH closer to fact than God created a guy on one of the days of the week. Why can't you accept that God IS capable of allowing evolution?
the internet
2016-02-15 06:15:17 UTC
Some people actually do understand how and why evolution happens.

You are not one of them.



Apart from that, you should look up the term 'scientific theory'.

It does not mean what you think it does.
Richard
2016-02-15 06:58:23 UTC
A scientific 'theory' is fact. Unlike mythology!
?
2016-02-15 13:04:35 UTC
I would kindly ask that the original poster define what he means by "Evolution". I don't think you understand the basic terminology. Do you mean there is no mutation mechanism? No process for evaluating change (natural selection)?



Both evolution and natural selection have been seen in the lab and are reproducible (though not mutation by mutation, of course). One experiment has over 60000 generations in 12 different isolated communities.
Space Wasp
2016-02-15 10:02:51 UTC
Spontaneous generation was never more than a hypothesis at best.



Evolution is a fact (we know it happens), evolutionary theory is the explanation of how, and why, life evolves.
anonymous
2016-02-15 06:16:48 UTC
Don't know what a theory is do you? A theory exists to explain the observed facts. The observed fact of evolution is best explained so far by the theory of evolution. Like the theory of gravity. Gravity has less evidence, but is faster to test.

Be my guest.
geezer
2016-02-17 00:55:10 UTC
You've never watched a nature programme on TV in your life .. have you ?

.. and the scientific definition of theory is ''the conclusion that you come to having studied the facts''
?
2016-02-17 08:49:25 UTC
But then religions are only theories too. We do our research and make our choice....that's what I did, did you?



Mo Univ Lec Atheist with degrees in Theology, Comp religious studies, Philosophy of religion and Eng Lit.
Who
2016-02-15 11:40:11 UTC
"It's just a theory, no more legit than spontaneous generation. "

saying this just demonstrates how stupid theists are



there is zero evidence of "spontaneous generation" - so that in scientific terms makes it just an idea

(and there are a couple of scientific laws that say its impossible)



there is loads of evidence for "evolution" - so that in scientific terms makes it a theory

(and there are no laws that make it impossible)



(there is evidence for both loop quantum gravity AND string theory

A "theory" only gets dropped when evidence shows it to be wrong

so at present both these theories are valid until this evidence comes up

You may not (but I doubt it), there si evidence FOR both of them and THAT makes them valid theories

there is ZERO evidence FOR "spontaneous creation" so it AINT a theory"
Geri42
2016-02-15 19:17:27 UTC
People believe what they CHOOSE to believe. For their individual reasons. Whether or not it makes practical sense. Or whether or not it aligns itself with history, archaeology, geography, physics, and any number of other scientific proofs. Believers of evolution don't care that their theory has never been proven as fact. They CHOOSE to believe it anyway. There are equally as many "proofs" that the earth is only approximately 10,000 years old, but they refuse to believe those "proofs"... Why? ...because they can.
OldPilot
2016-02-15 10:50:11 UTC
Evolution is both a fact and a theory.



Fact: It did happen. Proved by Whole Genome Sequencing of related species.



Theory: The details of HOW it happened.



Wanna fit this all in to your Faith? Easy: Evolution is an extremely elegant solution for life on a planet with a changing environment. It is an example of BRILLIANT engineering. Creation Theorists conjecture a weak, stupid god that is an incompetent engineer and then claim Intelligent Design for a god too stupid to think of evolution.



These Christians get it. Apparently your sect does not.



The Clergy Letter - from American Christian Clergy – An Open Letter Concerning Religion and Science (Signed by over 12,875 USA Christian Pastors)

Within the community of Christian believers there are areas of dispute and disagreement, including the proper way to interpret Holy Scripture. While virtually all Christians take the Bible seriously and hold it to be authoritative in matters of faith and practice, the overwhelming majority do not read the Bible literally, as they would a science textbook. Many of the beloved stories found in the Bible – the Creation, Adam and Eve, Noah and the ark – convey timeless truths about God, human beings, and the proper relationship between Creator and creation expressed in the only form capable of transmitting these truths from generation to generation. Religious truth is of a different order from scientific truth. Its purpose is not to convey scientific information but to transform hearts.

We the undersigned, Christian clergy from many different traditions, believe that the timeless truths of the Bible and the discoveries of modern science may comfortably coexist. We believe that the theory of evolution is a foundational scientific truth, one that has stood up to rigorous scrutiny and upon which much of human knowledge and achievement rests. To reject this truth or to treat it as "one theory among others" is to deliberately embrace scientific ignorance and transmit such ignorance to our children. We believe that among God's good gifts are human minds capable of critical thought and that the failure to fully employ this gift is a rejection of the will of our Creator. To argue that God's loving plan of salvation for humanity precludes the full employment of the God-given faculty of reason is to attempt to limit God, an act of hubris. We urge school board members to preserve the integrity of the science curriculum by affirming the teaching of the theory of evolution as a core component of human knowledge. We ask that science remain science and that religion remain religion, two very different, but complementary, forms of truth.[7]



All of the traditional mainline Protestant denominations support or accept theistic evolution. For example, on 12 February 2006, the 197th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth was commemorated by "Evolution Sunday" where the message that followers of Christ do not have to choose between biblical stories of creation and evolution was taught in classes and sermons at many Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Congregationalist, United Church of Christ, Baptist and community churches.[17]
Randy P
2016-02-15 06:36:12 UTC
As soon as you utter the words "just a theory" you show your ignorance of the entire concept of the Scientific Method and the weight of evidence.



I started to compose a response about the enormous weight of those centuries of evidence. But it's pointless, isn't it?
?
2016-02-15 11:06:22 UTC
Once again idiots come out of the woodwork. You don't know what a theory is so quit talking. Educate yourself a little before opening your mouth and making yourself look stupid.
brother trucker
2016-02-17 04:22:33 UTC
Youre absolutely right, that's how science views theory. It is not however how some atheists on this cite view it.



There are many theories on evolution and the truth lies somewhere within these theories. None of them have been shown to be correct and there is still much dispute in the scientific arena.



Many theories have been shown to be inaccurate. Some inaccurate theories are still presented as laws.
Denis
2016-02-16 03:53:57 UTC
Going back to the discussion of Hypothesis or Theory. I was taught in school that a theory had to be proven. Until it reached that point it is only a hypothesis. There are too many holes in evolution to make it proven, although many believe it to be fact. This is where belief comes in to play. Many believe evolution to be true while others don t. My belief wont change truth, however hard I try.

There is a very large lobby in the scientific world that wants to make us believe that evolution is true. For instance try to get a grant to prove Intelligent Design as opposed to evolution. I have not seen one grant from the EU or other organisation which supports work to prove intelligent design, but money flows into projects supporting evolution. Is there a desire from scientific lobbies to ensure that evolution is seen a proven?

If we choose to support evolution, we choose to deny the possibility that there may be a designer. That frees us from accountability for our actions.
anonymous
2016-02-15 12:31:49 UTC
SCIENTIFIC theory is different from a regular theory. They don't mean the same thing.
?
2016-02-15 12:41:35 UTC
Look up the word theory in a decent dictionary. There's your answer right there.
Bob T
2016-02-16 02:55:02 UTC
It is a theory backed up by a tonne of evidence. Religion and creationism on the other hand has none.
anonymous
2016-02-16 09:13:47 UTC
Because evolution over many years makes more sense than a magical being creating the earth in six days.
Wahaha
2016-02-15 10:43:22 UTC
From what I know, we cannot prove nor disprove evolution currently. That is why I find it a bit arrogant on either side of the coin when people accept it as 100% fact or deny it entirely. Among the scientific community there are only 2 well renowned theories regarding the origins of life.

A: Evolution

B: Intelligent Design



Intelligent Design is often confused with Creationism which isn't the case. I for one remain relatively neutral on the subject as its not something essential to know to begin with, interesting yes but far from essential.
?
2016-02-15 20:20:23 UTC
Because it makes more since than Creationism and because there are so many other unbelievable stories in the bible. If people would just read the bible metaphorically as opposed to literally, science would make much more since.
?
2016-02-15 20:22:01 UTC
Evolution is real. Cave men had stones and sticks. Next came spears and swords. Next came guns and explosives. Etc. Evolution.
?
2016-02-15 11:44:25 UTC
Faith. It is the only reason people believe in anything wholeheartedly. Also, when people go through hard times they need something to lean on so they cling to what has proven to encourage them in the past.
anonymous
2016-02-15 19:34:33 UTC
The first thing you gotta do is find out what the word "theory" actually means.



Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… Explained! - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqk3TKuGNBA
?
2016-02-15 19:39:56 UTC
The mechanics of evolution are observable & demonstrable.

Mankind has used them to breed plant & animal species such as dogs.

You do realize that all dog breeds come from wolves, foxes, etc.
Brigalow Bloke
2016-02-15 22:33:17 UTC
How about you go tell that to oil exploration geologists and the staff of Monsanto and Genentech? Let me know how long is is before they kick you out the door.
anonymous
2016-02-16 13:38:48 UTC
But you believe in some man in the sky that has never had the slightest piece of evidence to back him?

Interesting.
concerned_earthling
2016-02-15 14:52:11 UTC
It has been proven and is used all the time with things like fruit flies and bacteria
?
2016-02-17 07:20:17 UTC
Evolution has been proven
?
2016-02-17 18:24:15 UTC
REAL Science refutes evolution every Day
?
2016-02-16 05:23:57 UTC
Because the alternative (god, religion and other nonsense) is not believable in any way.



Where is science can proved with evidence.



YOU SHOW ME EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING IN THE BIBLE IS TRUE,

AND I WILL SHOE YOU EVIDENCE THAT THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS TRUE ALSO, AND THAT GANDALF IS MY MILKMAN
Smeghead
2016-02-15 10:52:10 UTC
Ah, the classic old "I don't understand English words, therefore science is wrong" argument. Brilliant.
?
2016-02-15 06:21:00 UTC
Because of evidence. That you don't understand these evidences (probably because of your poor education) is no argument against it.
?
2016-02-16 07:52:11 UTC
Theory are fun there so many mystery that are unsolve
?
2016-02-15 06:14:04 UTC
Because magic sky daddy makes less sense.
Trashbuster
2016-02-15 11:00:13 UTC
It makes more sense than any of the other so-called explanations of how life works.
Tom S
2016-02-15 22:14:51 UTC
Why are Christians so ignorant? Time to feed the lions.
biggalloot2003
2016-02-15 06:26:09 UTC
Is that what they teach in Sunday school nowadays? Do they also teach that if you read a book, you go directly to hell?
?
2016-02-15 20:11:54 UTC
Because evolutionists have blind, ignorant, idiotic views. Evolution is not science, evolution is anti-science.
?
2016-02-16 03:47:46 UTC
I see you like to think about evolution. I read one interesting article who invented sex. Try to read it, maybe you will understand how we, people, evolved.

http://whoinventedme.net/who-invented-sex/
?
2016-02-16 00:41:15 UTC
There are those who feed on garbage
abdul
2016-02-16 21:52:34 UTC
Health is wealth
Sweetdaddy Rex
2016-02-16 08:06:51 UTC
Yeah, sort of like the Bible ! NOT proven !
tina
2016-02-15 21:03:04 UTC
Spontaneous generation was disproved hundreds of years ago, please catch up.
†Archangel TJ†
2016-02-15 06:14:10 UTC
If evolution is true we would have evolved already but we don't see that.


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