Is Evolution Still A "Theory" and Not A "Law" Because of All the Living Fossils i.e. Creatures That Don't Evolve. (Crocodiles, Dragonflies, Frilled Sharks, Glypheoid Lobsters, Bearded Reedling, Giant Panda, Mountain Beaver.......)
2007-10-11 12:01:27 · 16 answers · asked by Michael R. 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Look it up dude. Some creatures don't evolve. Sorry.
2007-10-11 12:19:23 · update #1
Sorry, gravity is a law.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gravity.html
2007-10-11 12:21:35 · update #2
Are you saying species evolve because species evolve?
2007-10-11 12:23:49 · update #3
As Dr. Jonathan Sarfati says, we need to quit calling evolution a theory; that is giving it too much credit. “Goo to you” evolution is an unsubstantiated hypothesis or conjecture, not a theory.
I have to agree with T. Wallace: “A major reason why evolutionist arguments can sound so persuasive is because they often combine assertive dogma with intimidating, dismissive ridicule towards anyone who dares to disagree with them. Evolutionists wrongly believe that their views are validated by persuasive presentations invoking scientific terminology and allusions to a presumed monopoly of scientific knowledge and understanding on their part. But they haven’t come close to demonstrating evolutionism to be more than an ever-changing theory with a highly questionable and unscientific basis. (The situation isn’t helped by poor science education generally. Even advanced college biology students often understand little more than the dogma of evolutionary theory, and few have the time [or the guts] to question its scientific validity.)”
People love to send you to www.talkorigins, but never give you the other side of the story: http://www.trueorigin.org
And for those who put so much faith in peer-review, check this out: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640&program=CSC%20-%20Scientific%20Research%20and%20Scholarship%20-%20Science
2007-10-13 04:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Questioner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's precisely the element. there's no thank you to reproduce this test in a laboratory. micro organism do evolve into new species. of direction, they only declare it is microevolution besides. Observable evolution of completely new species isn't even constrained to in basic terms micro organism. an completely new species of mosquito has already developed in London's subway equipment (a million) It can't even interbreed with any pre-present species of mosquito. What the creationists choose is a mammal that evolves into an completely new species and can be confirmed doing this in a laboratory. It in basic terms happens interior the timeframe of medical fact with mosquitos and micro organism. Mammals take too long to reproduce. of direction, those claims do not probably have something to do with medical argument. Creationism is a flat Earth theory as far as scientists are worried. the objective industry for those claims is the generic public with constrained expertise regarding the concern, not the medical community.
2016-10-22 02:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
A law is a scientific proposition that PREDICTS the behavior of a phenomenon. I.e. the position of the moon at midnight.
A theory is a scientific proposition that EXPLAINS the behavior of a phenomenon. I.e. Why the moon will be at the position it will be at midnight.
Got it?
Evolution explains why and how life evolves.
However you CAN NOT predict how an orgnaism will evolve so there never will be a law of evolution.
Edit:
"Sorry, gravity is a law. "
General Theory of Relativity.
Need I say more?
2007-10-11 12:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
* Evolution is every much a fact as gravity.
* Over 99.8% of scientists in relevant field accept evolution.
* There are no alternative scientific theories.
* There is a huge amount of evidence in support of evolution...
* And zero evidence against it.
* The 'discussion' is actually educated people trying to educate others.
* The more intelligent a person is, the more likely they are to understand and accept evolution.
* The "discussion" only happens in backward places like Turkey and parts of the united states.
You seem not to understand what the word "theory" means. This should help:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-fact.html
Please, just stop. You're embarrassing both christians and americans in general (I don't need to ask if you're a christian or american, your question gave it away).
2007-10-11 12:16:13 · answer #4 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Every single thing is basically a theory now. A scientific theory is almost a law. Things like evolution and such can not be a law ever, even if they were directly observed. It'll most likely stay a scientific theory no matter how much bad mouthing it gets from uneducated, home schooled creationists.
2007-10-11 12:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by SteelRain 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
it's a scientific theory, which is different from a normal theory. Scientific theories have proof, normal theories are just....theories...
sorry, just noticed your detail : living fossils have evolved slightly, but they're remaining mainly the way they were because that shape/build is good for survival. They're still evolving, too.
2007-10-11 12:09:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a theory that attempts to account for the *fact* that evolution does occur and has occurred in the past, in much the same way that the *theory* of gravity attempts to account for the *fact* that gravity exists.
2007-10-11 12:07:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theories do not become laws. Period.
Every creature you cited does evolve. The fact that overall forms are preserved does not mean that the ancient forms could be confused with the modern forms.
2007-10-11 12:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by novangelis 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, primarly because you entire premise is off.
All the animals you have metioned have, and do evolve. Some animals simply evolve at slower rates than others.
How evolution happed and is happening is a theory. The fact that it did happen and is happening is a fact.
2007-10-11 12:08:29 · answer #9 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are some laws within the theory of evolution. One that comes to mind is the Hardy-Weinberg Law of genetics.
2007-10-11 12:05:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋