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To: connectthedots
At least you are honest about evolution not being testable.

That is the very reason neither of them are really theories; they are models. it is the evolutionist who has had to twist the meaning of theory over the past several decades in order to claim that evolution is a theory. It also seems they have twisted the meaning of the word 'fact'.


No, evolution is very testable, and it is tested on a regular basis.

A “model” of how something works is a “theory”.
Evolution is no longer just a “theory”, but a science. There are various theories contained within evolutionary science, such as the bird from dinosaur hypothesis – but that is pretty well proven.
The facts of evolution are in evidence. Read the literature.

215 posted on 01/14/2006 7:14:17 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: R. Scott
A “model” of how something works is a “theory”.

No it isn't. A model is a suggested explanation of how some system came into being or how said system works. Once a model is established, people can look for evidence that supports or contradicts the model and make adjustments that take those observations into consideration. It cannot be considered to be a theory until it is tested and those tests can be duplicated. Since evolution cannot, or at least has not, been duplicated, it is not a theory.

Evolution is no longer just a “theory”, but a science.

See above.

There are various theories contained within evolutionary science, such as the bird from dinosaur hypothesis – but that is pretty well proven.

I believe that there are relatively recent, within the last 3-5 years, admissions by some well-known evolutionists that admit this suggestion is incorrect.

The facts of evolution are in evidence. Read the literature.

No it isn't; and I have read the literature. The 'literature' is riddled with words such as 'possible', 'might', 'could', 'likely', etc. These words suggest nothing more that conjectures and guesses; not facts.

216 posted on 01/14/2006 7:38:14 AM PST by connectthedots
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