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To: Crazieman
They teach it like the gospel truth, rather than scientific theory. Thats my only objection.

There are hundreds of theories taught in the typical biology textbook and curricula, the vast majority of which are taught entirely "matter of factly" and aren't even identified as "theories". Evolution is always among the few, if not the only, theory that is so identified, and it is invariably, and by far, the least dogmatically presented.

So how can this be your "only objection" when every other theory is taught far more dogmatically? Why don't you guys ever object to the theory of photosynthesis (for instance) being taught "as fact"?

The pretense that this is a matter for principle with antievolutionists is pointless. We all know it's special pleading, and for the fact of the matter, so do you.

48 posted on 10/14/2006 2:42:13 PM PDT by Stultis
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To: Stultis; Crazieman
There are hundreds of theories taught in the typical biology textbook and curricula, the vast majority of which are taught entirely "matter of factly" and aren't even identified as "theories".

Forget Evolution. I was taught Newton as "matter of factly," then I was taught Relativity the same way, and Newton was full of holes. Now I'm finding that Quantum Theory is doing the same to Relativity.

Newton was "dogma" far more than ToE ever was, and science accepted other theories filling in where it was wrong. The same will happen to ToE -- if a better scientific explanation comes along.

213 posted on 10/15/2006 7:44:56 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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