...is not the same as an educated guess, simple conjecture, or an opinion.
I see far to many people denying the theory of evolution because they actually believe "theory" is synonymous with "theoretical". But in the context of a "scientific theory", It's not.
A scientific theory is an accepted and logical explanation for the workings of the natural world that is founded on observation. Scientific theories are based on empirical evidence and must have the potential to be falsified.
Now a hypothesis on the other hand, could be considered somewhat theoretical as it has yet to be proven through observation and no means of falsification has been offered.
The theory of evolution is not a hypothesis.
If creationists and ID proponents want to try and shoot down the theory of evolution, good luck to them. But they 1st need to understand the difference between a hypothesis, a scientific theory, and "theory" as it is used outside of scientific context.
2007-05-13
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