A scientifically testable general principle or body of principles offered to explain observed phenomena. In scientific usage, a theory is distinct from a hypothesis (or conjecture) that is proposed to explain previously observed phenomena. For a hypothesis to rise to the level of theory, it must predict the existence of new phenomena that are subsequently observed. A theory can be overturned if new phenomena are observed that directly contradict the theory."
Does this mean that, a theory can only be overturned if a new contradictory phenomena is observed?
What it there is an old contradictory phenomena being currently observed?
How does a phenomena relate to evidence?
If there is old contradictory evidence being currently observed, can the theory be overturned?
Can a hypothesis still become a theory if claims of contradictory phenomena have not been refuted?
you are arguing with someone (coyote) who apparently is completely ignorant of what ID science is and is not- Coyote is only inteerested in making false claims about ID and voicing his disdain using accusatiosn that are not only false, but entirely irrelevent to any intellectually honest conversation about science. Any conversation with him can only result in a futile excersize in redundancy and willful ignorance on his part- When showed tiem and time again that ID studies biological sciences, he simply ignores those FACTS and keeps repeatign the same lame tired out mantra of his over and over again. I’ve been on FR for several years now, and his message has not changed one iota in all those years despite ample evidneces to refute his rediculous accusations.
[[I do not wish to debate Evolution with someone who makes up their own rules and definitions as they go along, so as to handicap their opponent.]
I’m afraid you’ll have to if you wish to debate him. You see- believing in a bioligcally impossible hypothesis to him is pure sicnece while the study of IC/ID- a study that investigates actual empiracle evidences that can be tested and produced and shown is a ‘religion’- nothign but pure religion- nothign but an attempt to ‘sneak religion into classrooms’ you see. An evil plot to present biological FACTS- whoops- I mean ‘religious beliefs’ into classrooms. (Coyote is apparently unaware of the true definition of ID)
Good luck debating him.