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"I am aware that Dawkins says that evolution is a fact in the paper cited at the top of this exchange. Are you aware of that? Or shall we decide that Dr. Dawkins is not speaking as a scientist when he pens an introduction to an evolution textbook for the purported instruction of collegiate heads full of mush? That must be quite convenient.

Evolution is a fact. It is observable in extant species, and can be logically extrapolated from fossil evidence and current DNA studies. The explanation for these observations is a theory. It is called the Theory of Evolution. One is an observation, the other an explanation, or a model if you prefer.

"And common sense always looks rambling to those who lack it.

You assume common sense is always valid, appropriate and true.

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Evolution is a fact. It is observable in extant species, and can be logically extrapolated from fossil evidence and current DNA studies.

You are wrong. And no matter how many times you say it, it will still be wrong. Evolution never has been, and never will be a fact.