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To: Ophiucus
"That's because evolution is based upon actual science and belongs in science classrooms."

If Evolution is based upon actual science then why is it still considered just a theory? Because it CAN'T be proven in factual science. Theories should not be taught as facts in school, it's called propaganda.
57 posted on 12/03/2005 6:18:33 PM PST by Free2BeMe
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To: Free2BeMe
If Evolution is based upon actual science then why is it still considered just a theory? Because it CAN'T be proven in factual science. Theories should not be taught as facts in school, it's called propaganda.

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62 posted on 12/03/2005 6:22:48 PM PST by Zeroisanumber
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To: Free2BeMe

" If Evolution is based upon actual science then why is it still considered just a theory? "

Because Theory is the last stage in science. There is no higher level.



65 posted on 12/03/2005 6:23:21 PM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
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To: Free2BeMe
If Evolution is based upon actual science then why is it still considered just a theory? Because it CAN'T be proven in factual science. Theories should not be taught as facts in school, it's called propaganda.

Your statement is wrong on several points.

Theory is the goal of science; you don't move on from theory to a higher level.

No theory can be proven.

Facts are observations which have been confirmed repeatedly and by many independent and competent observers.

There is more support for the theory of evolution than the theory of gravity.

(Perhaps you should study a little more science. Your complete misunderstanding of how science works overshadows any points you are trying to make.)

[I'm a day behind on this thread, trying to catch up. If this has already been point out--please ignore.]

480 posted on 12/04/2005 8:46:30 AM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: Free2BeMe
If Evolution is based upon actual science then why is it still considered just a theory? Because it CAN'T be proven in factual science. Theories should not be taught as facts in school, it's called propaganda.

That is an old canard that has been destroyed many times. It stems from ignorance of the scientific use of theory.

Is the theory of gravity propaganda? Tell that to yourself the next time you trip and fall. How about the theories on inertia, mass, and motion? Propaganda? Doesn't seem to be when you stub your toe in the middle of the night.

Yet many theories are taught in school - theory of gravity, theories on electron orbital and molecular bonding, theory of wave mechanics.

For your education - data are facts. A fact is NOT absolute certainty. It is "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional consent."

A formulated structure of to explain the observation of fact and predict future observations, supported by experimental data (facts) that stands the test of repeated experimentation, able to be verified by other experimenters and studies, and reproducible in studies - becomes a theory.

The line line 'it's just a theory' is either a statement of gross ignorance or a deliberate campaign of misinformation - a lie.

557 posted on 12/04/2005 11:31:03 AM PST by Ophiucus
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