Comments | wolby: Evolution is not a theory; it's a Theory.

wolby

Evolution is not a theory; it's a Theory.

Dec 30, 2006 01:24

Among the Things that Really Push my Buttons: The "Evolution is a theory, not a fact!" argument.

This involves an extremely simple misunderstanding: in scientific terminology, "theory" is as close to "fact" as you can possibly get without actually going back in time and watching life on earth evolve. If it was a "conjecture," that would be a ( Read more... )

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harlequingrins December 30 2006, 09:03:06 UTC

IAWTP.

wolby December 30 2006, 10:37:54 UTC

... I always wear tight pants?

Based on your icon, I'm just going to stop showing my internet ignorance here and just say thanks. XD

harlequingrins December 30 2006, 21:21:44 UTC

Hahahahaha, it means "I agree with that post."

But your guess is accurate as well. :)

simple logic cosmikumquat January 1 2007, 01:14:16 UTC

premise 1: both intelligent and ignorant people may at first disregard evolution.
premise 2: intelligent people soon realize that there is no sensible reason to disregard evolution.
therefore: people who disregard evolution are ignorant.