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Your version was less concise than mine. You added the extra "-> error doctrine" Which indeed makes a theory. Without this extra bit, you get a fact.
Absolutely nothing in fact creationists love them because with theories they mistakenly believe their cause stands a chance.What's wrong with theories?
Populations change over time.Define evolution in such concise terms that it cannot be mistaken as a theory.
I tried that already -- (28) -- it's still a theory.
Do you know what a theory is in science, AV?
I challenge you to define yourself in concise terms that you cannot be mistaken as a Poe.Define evolution in such concise terms that it cannot be mistaken as a theory.
Populations change over time.
Do you know what a theory is in science, AV?
I apologize if I have repeated anyone's comments. Sadly, the term "fact" and "theory" have different uses in the vernacular and in science. Most people in everyday life use theory as a "semi-educated guess (explanation to a question)" and if it gets proven then it is a fact.
Fact in science merely means observable and verifiable data, or physical evidence, while a theory is a tested and verified "explanation". For example, gravity is not a fact, and just as surprisingly, it never will be regardless of it being a reality. Why? Gravity is an explanation supported by the observable facts, such as planetary orbits, apples falling out of a tree, etc.
Also, theories do not turn into laws. Theories explain and laws describe. Gravity is a theory because it is a tested explanation, and gravity is also a law because it can mathematically describe and predict.
In view of this, biological evolution is a fact, because changes in the frequency of alleles within a poplulation through successive generations has been observed and verified. Evolution is also an explanation, because it explains. One still must keep in mind that natural selection and common ancestry are not the same thing as evolution.
I did not make this up. It is all discussed and explained by the National Academy of Sciences.
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