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To: b_sharp
Actually the reason the study of evolution does not include abiogenesis, or any other explanation for the start of life, has been addressed by us many times. The reason science does not include the supernatural has been addressed by us many times. If you missed those explanations, that is unfortunate, but not every thread will contain every explanation.

There is no rule of science that says all hypotheses that make up a theory need to be retained, nor is there a rule that states one science cannot be divided into many to facilitate specific pursuits.


Interesting...

Not all hypotheses that make up a theory need to be retained...

In other words, if part of a theory is proven wrong through scientific methods, it can be discarded.

And likewise, if science cannot prove a part of a theory incorrect, yet doesn't like that part of said theory, it can be changed or completely discarded as well...
287 posted on 08/23/2005 10:24:07 AM PDT by BedRock ("A country that doesn't enforce it's laws will live in chaos, & will cease to exist.")
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To: BedRock
"And likewise, if science cannot prove a part of a theory incorrect, yet doesn't like that part of said theory, it can be changed or completely discarded as well..."

Nope. As long as that part of the theory is amenable to scientific study, if there is no sound reason to discard it, it won't be discarded. Other scientists would not allow a researcher that just willy-nilly discarded parts of a theory to get very far without those actions being debunked.

288 posted on 08/23/2005 10:49:48 AM PDT by b_sharp (Science adjusts theories to fit evidence, creationism distorts evidence to fit the Bible.)
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