“Evolution will always be a theory.”
Why? If evolution were true then it would eventually be proved out by itself. Not only that, but there would be true and recognizable fossil evidence with a supposed 80 million + years of strata to sift through. I will not enter into a debate about something for which there is no proof... the same is true about my faith in God. Creation itself speaks to the existence of God and that is something tangible I can see, feel, hear and taste. Unlike the various hypothesis scientists continue to grasp at to try and prove their textbook conclusions. I have faith in God... you have faith in evolution. If you choose to worship at the altar of Darwin that’s your prerogative. I won’t try to sway you from it except for this one thing; I wish that you would accept Jesus because I do care for your soul as much as I can care for someone that I do not know and have not met.
I cannot leave this conversation without reiterating this point: If evolution were true it would by its very nature have to eventually prove itself.
P.S. There are many dictionary definitions of theory several of which I have posted below. You can choose whichever you like if you wish to simply call someone elses ideas silly. It’s a free country... for now.
Theory:
a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact.
contemplation or speculation.
guess or conjecture.
I didn't call your ideas silly, I called your argument on a specific point silly.
Words mean things. Theory, as used in science does NOT mean "guess or conjecture". "Theory" has different meanings in different scientific fields, but it is not indicative of a guess, conjecture, contemplation or any other conversational use of the word. I suspect that you know that after searching the internet for a definition that fits your misuse of the term.
A theory can not be "proved out". A theory cannot be proven true, nor does it claim to be "true". It can be proven false, if what it describes in proven false, but then it changes to describe the new facts that are known or discarded. A theory describes what is known, as the facts change, the theory changes.
Unlike some people.