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That was not my point. My point is that even the people spreading evolution as fact (or strong with implication that is it an undeniable fact) have poor understanding of what evolution clearly implies or requires. If you were to look at an evolution science video made a couple decades ago you would probably see evidence presented that has been since refuted. I would bet most of the hard evidence (as opposed to vague and 'subject to interpretation' evidence) will all be out of date. Schools should send more time teaching scientific thought and less on evidence with a short expiration date. Which leads back to the stickers in the article and the reason why students need an open mind about such things.

I would bet most of the hard evidence (as opposed to vague and 'subject to interpretation' evidence) will all be out of date.

The fossil record has been expanded by finds to include more examples of known fossils and examples of fossils intermediate to other species. The record keeps getting better.

The evidence for evolution continues to grow, not become out of date.

That was not my point. My point is that even the people spreading evolution as fact (or strong with implication that is it an undeniable fact) have poor understanding of what evolution clearly implies or requires. If you were to look at an evolution science video made a couple decades ago you would probably see evidence presented that has been since refuted. I would bet most of the hard evidence (as opposed to vague and 'subject to interpretation' evidence) will all be out of date.

Well just about every science discipline has been refuted and refined over the years- that is what science is about. That is what makes science interesting and challenging. Evolution is no different than physics, astronomy, psychology, etc.

Schools should send more time teaching scientific thought and less on evidence with a short expiration date. Which leads back to the stickers in the article and the reason why students need an open mind about such things.

I agree, teaching scientific thought is the key to scientific understanding and exploration. Maybe I was taught well, but I was never told nor has any teacher, professor, instructor, mentor, etc. ever even inferred that evolution was fact. Facts are rarely used in the hard sciences. I can say it is a fact that bacteria A became ampicillin resistant in X generations in Y during Z. I cannot say it is a fact that bacteria A becomes ampicillin resistant. Why do we need stickers though? Its implicit in science to keep an open mind! Further, why isn't there a cry out to place stickers in other science text books regarding other theories? Seems redundant to me!