[atlaw]

I think that so many discussing this topic these days lack a basic understanding of the scientific method. A theory is an idea that explains observations. It can never move from a theory to an established law without experimentation and repeated verification.

Theories don't graduate to laws. I am surprised, to say the least, that you don't know this, given the background you claim to have.

evidence from the fossil record is very weak and no matter how many “missing links” you come up with you can never prove the Theory of Evolution because you 1) were not there to observe the process and 2) cannot reproduce it. (I am not talking about and we should make a clear difference between the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection. Natural Selection can be observed directly in nature and actually can be reproduced. Natural Selection can be observed directly in nature and actually can be reproduced. Natural Selection does not prove the Theory of Evolution. Just because I can change one species of fruit fly into another one in the lab does not mean I can change a frog into a dog no matter how much time is given to me.

Hoo boy. I suspect you skipped a couple of classes along the way.

Theories aren't "proven." And your references to "nobody was there to see it" and to changing "a frog into a dog" suggests that you acquired your scientific education from a creationist website, not a university.

Inferences from circumstantial evidence are both necessary and credible in scientific research and inquiry (which, given your "doctorate in Medicine", you should be well aware of). And Evolution is not biological alchemy.

[andysandmikesmom]

Bravo 'atlaw' for your post #83, in response to ejroths post...I was thinking much the same as you...tho, I am sure you said it better than I could have...

[ejroth]

I shouldn’t be surprised – an ad hominem attack.

If you don’t like something someone says then attack their education and credentials.
Why is it so hard for some people to believe that there are people with strong scientific backgrounds that simply do not buy the Theory of Evolution?


"Inferences from circumstantial evidence are both necessary and credible in scientific research and inquiry"
That’s my point – its all speculation!

You have to have as much or more “faith” to believe that the Theory of evolution is fact than I do that God created it all.

[freedumb2003]

And Evolution is not biological alchemy.

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