Why is evolution even called a theory? It doesn't even qualify as that!!!!!?

Answer 1

No it does not qualify as a theory. A scientific theory must be observable, testable, and repeatable. You must be able to do scientific experimentation with a hypothesis and rigorously test it in order for it to qualify as a theory. Theory, in the scientific sense is too strong a word. Evolution is still a hypothesis. It is all circular reasonong and inference.

Answer 2

You don't know what a scientific theory is, do you?

In layman’s terms, if something is said to be “just a theory,” it usually means that it is a mere guess, or is unproved. It might even lack credibility. But in scientific terms, a theory implies that something has been proven and is generally accepted as being true.

A theory is an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by detached groups of researchers. One scientist cannot create a theory; he can only create a hypothesis.

In general, both a scientific theory and a scientific law are accepted to be true by the scientific community as a whole. Both are used to make predictions of events. Both are used to advance technology.

Answer 3

It is a scientific theory, which is much more than a non-scientific theory, like my theory that you are a brainwashed, narrow-minded navel gazing, mouth-breathing fundie. My theory has no basis in fact - I don't even know you (and have no wish to).

A scientific theory like THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION on the other hand has a mountain of evidence for it. ALL credible scientists accept it and have moved on. It is, in essence, a fact.

Answer 4

You're right, it should be a fact. Not to worry, one of these days real soon here, it will be proven. I take it you're still hanging on to good ol' Creationism?

Actually hedlefe, a theory is an idea that HASN'T been proven by fact.

Wonderwoman, what do you mean it's been given too much importance? A curiosity about our origination and the ability to ponder it is a glorious part of being a human being. A HUMAN THINKING IS A HUMAN BEING (I made that one up hehehe). And as far as your evidence statement, you're right, there is not enough evidence YET to deeml it a law and not a theory, but Creationism has absolutely no evidence whatsoever to back it up.

Lol, nice edit hendlefe, way to save some face. :-)

Answer 5

It is a theory because it satisfies all the criteria of a scientific theory. Because of the diversiry of life, there is more evidence for evolution than any other scientific theory. It it more advanced than the theory of gravity as its mechanisms have, at least in part, been demonstrated.

Answer 6

evolution is the only way

wonderwoman, your arguements are unjustified and flawed. just that remark about the population only having 4400 years of growth made me laugh out loud. maybe with a more thourough understanding of population growth you could see the error in your knowledge.

feel free to believe what you like with what ever information you want to believe in. evidence for evolution is all there if you fancy researching it but creationism is based on what...faith, or lack of understanding.

your arguements for creationism is the equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears, closing your eyes and shouting La La La in response to a serious question.

Then again they say ignorance is bliss, so maybe you are better of as you are!

Answer 7

People who point and say that evolution is JUST a theory need to take their hand, reach all the way up their *** and into the small intestines. Grab onto their own head and yank it out because they do not know the definition of a theory.

In science, the definition of a theory is a proposed description or explanation that is backed up by scientific experiments.

In fact, there are thousands of cases that proves evolution.

Evolution has left numerous records that reveal the history of different species. Fossils, together with the comparative anatomy of present-day plants and animals, constitute the morphological, or anatomical, record. By comparing the anatomies of both modern and extinct species, paleontologists can infer the lineages of those species. Important fossil evidence includes the connection of distinct classes of organisms by so-called "transitional" species, such as the Archaeopteryx, which provided early evidence for intermediate species between dinosaurs and birds,[17] and the recently-discovered Tiktaalik, which clarifies the development from fish to animals with four limbs.[18]

The development of molecular genetics, and particularly of DNA sequencing, has allowed biologists to study the record of evolution left in organisms' genetic structures. The degrees of similarity and difference in the DNA sequences of modern species allows geneticists to reconstruct their lineages. It is from DNA sequence comparisons that figures such as the 95% genotypic similarity between humans and chimpanzees are obtained.[19][20]

Additional evidence of ancestry includes idiosyncratic structures present in certain organisms, such as the panda's "thumb", which indicate how an organism's evolutionary lineage constrains its adaptive development. Vestigial structures such as the vestigial limbs on pythons or the degenerate eyes of blind cave-dwelling fish are also evidences of evolutionary development.

Other evidence used to demonstrate evolutionary lineages includes the geographical distribution of species. For instance, monotremes, such as platypus, and most marsupials, like kangaroos or koalas, are found only in Australia showing that their common ancestor with placental mammals lived before the submerging of the ancient land bridge between Australia and Asia.

Scientists correlate all of the above evidence, drawn from paleontology, anatomy, genetics, and geography, with other information about the history of Earth. For instance, paleoclimatology attests to periodic ice ages during which the world's climate was much cooler, and these are often found to match up with the spread of species which are better-equipped to deal with the cold, such as the woolly mammoth.

Answer 8

It qualifies as a very possible theory, and there is a hell of a lot more evidence for it than exists for creationism.

Answer 9

A theory is a persons thought of what could be a answer. So yeah it does qualify...

Answer 10

the "theory" of evolution has been proven. all it says is that over time (millions of years) animals change into better suited forms of their acestors. It has no biblical implications. It's just easily misquoted so people can use it for their own mans