Clarification of terms

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Jared Alesi's picture
Clarification of terms

So, to everyone who says that evolution is "just a theory", know this: Your idea of theory and the actual definition are different. Colloquially, a theory is simply a hypothetical. Like, creationists will behave as if Darwin got high and said, "You know, what if all life had common ancestors?" And that's it. In reality, a scientific theory is a rigorously tested hypothesis that has been accepted as fact in the scientific community, can predict outcomes of related problems, can be interpolated and extrapolated with accuracy, and adequately explains natural phenomena. Saying that evolution is a theory is actually a good compliment. Theory is the highest quality a scientific idea can achieve.

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Sirkenstien's picture
kinda like music theory then?
Jared Alesi's picture
Exactly. Rationality Rules
Pitar's picture
Not true. Theory is but a
Jared Alesi's picture
You're making an equivocation
Jared Alesi's picture
The layman's term of theory
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
I consider this wrong on two
Sirkenstien's picture
That's quite the verbal
LostLocke's picture
Yep. Exactly what Sirk said.
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Not exactly. My example is
Jared Alesi's picture
When the average person gives
Jared Alesi's picture
When a hypothesis is tested
Randomhero1982's picture
Let's clear this up, there is
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Ok, forget how normal people
CyberLN's picture
John, you wrote, “ I can use
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
What? I wasn't trying to
Randomhero1982's picture
You literally know nothing
LostLocke's picture
"So, let’s say someone has a

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ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Interesting. I literally
Sky Pilot's picture
Just another salad = https:/
Sheldon's picture
"A scientific theory is a
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
You'll rarely come across the
Sheldon's picture
I agree, where did I say you
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Non-scientific people tend to
Sheldon's picture
Nevertheless evolution is
Sapporo's picture
A hypothesis is a possible

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