If nothing in science is proven? Then what value does it have?
Has Science ever "observed" evolution?
They certainly have had plenty of hypothesis's.
Is then therefore science an exercise of a materialistic certainty?
That's all they have, since it is their foundation.
They can evoke the Oort cloud, and Dark Matter and Energy to explain a paradox.
But they still have no understanding of what gives particles mass.
The Higgs, the "God particle" the empty space that keeps you from slipping though your chair.
I know, lets create a multi-verse, that will show them.
Prove it.
It seems we have gone full circle.
"For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountain of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries."
Robert Jastrow (September 7, 1925 – February 8, 2008) was an American astronomer, physicist and cosmologist. He was a leading NASA scientist, populist author and futurist.
“Has Science ever “observed” evolution?”
It is my understanding, based on admittedly limited reading, that random mutation and natural selection has been observed to give organisms an advantage for survival in some environments. So in this case, I would say, yes, evolution has been observed.
However, it is also my understanding that in every case that this has been observed, the mutation has actually damaged an existing gene causing loss of function. Thus evolution of new, more advanced systems, or new genes with new functions, has not been observed.