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3/18/2015 3:37:09 PM
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[quote] it is only a scientific theory. Claiming a scientific theory as fact is incorrect. [/quote]Your ignorance is showing.
A scientific theory explains how/why an observed phenomena occurs - in this case, evolution. Observing and documenting evolution indicates that it is real and is a fact. The theory of evolution explains how it happens.
A theory does not graduate to scientific fact or law once a certain threshold of evidence is met.
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Edited by Delta E27: 3/18/2015 5:18:09 PMA scientific theory documents how something happens, but it is also by its very definition falsifiable. It may never be falsified, but the possibility remains.
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http://www.nas.edu/evolution/TheoryOrFact.html Just read this.
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So what I see here is basically exactly what I've been saying along with a scientific (ass opposed to colloquial) definition of fact. If that is how it is actually used, then that is correct.
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Science's foundation is that everything is falsifiable. If it isn't, it isn't science.
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Exactly. And something falsifiable cannot be considered a "fact". But it can also be assumed that something that has a lot of supporting evidence and has not been disproved despite multiple efforts is as close as possible to a "fact" that one can get. It just is incorrect to refer to it as such.
