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"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." - What Mark Twain Didn't Say I'm surprised people still use this objection. Even AIG (http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home/Area/faq/dont_use.asp) discourages this. The definition of a theory in science is not the same as in an everyday context. Whereas a theory means "guess" in an everyday context, scientifically, a theory is a well-supported conceptual model that explains a series of facts and is supported by empirical evidence. A theory is the highest standard in science. Gravitation is a theory, there's atomic theory, germ theory, heliocentricity is a theory. Also, proof is non-existent in science and pretty much only exists in mathematics. Science must be tentative and at no time is concluded on a subject. For example, 400 years ago, Newton's theory of gravitation basically, under your argument, would have been proven. But go forward 300 years, and you see Einstein correcting even Newton.

>>” It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." - What Mark Twain Didn't Say

Good advice and why I usually lurk :-)

>> Even AIG (Link Snip) discourages this.
>>The definition of a theory in science is not the same as in an everyday context.

Huh? We are talking about the theory of evolution being taught as a SCIENTIFIC fact, in school. You may feel free to use evolution in an everyday way without interference from me. (Grin, go on, evolve /Humor)

The history of science can be summed up with “We were wrong”, Did Einstein invalidate the Law of gravity? No, he affirmed, and refined it. Gravity is a law because it is repeatable, and it works every time (thank good ness)

>> But go forward 300 years, and you see Einstein correcting even Newton

Precisely my point, if your really interested in “Science”, you will be open to competing theories, especially since it’s a theory and even laws in science can use refinement, theories that can’t stand up to any debate about their merits have no business being taught as if they were as immutable as the law of gravity (which was updated too).

And since you brought Albert into this, he was a theist (believed in God) “God doesn’t play dice with the universe” – Albert Einstein