Theory
Theory is a contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking, or the results of such thinking. Depending on the context, the results might for example include generalized explanations of how nature works. The word has its roots in ancient Greek, but in modern use it has taken on several different related meanings. A theory is not the same as a hypothesis.
Creation is a fact
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chemodan say: "I don't understand why it's a theory."
That's because you're wilfully ignorant and just don't bloody listen! Two short planks or what?!?
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? say: Not everyone believes in it
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WwwdotBibleSelectordotcom say: It's because the theory of evolution simply does not possess the characteristics of a scientific law.
Myth: when a scientific theory is proved (scientifically-established), it always becomes a scientific law.
To say that another way:
- scientific theories, once they have been "proved", do not always become scientific laws
- - in fact, typically "proved" scientific theories do NOT become scientific laws
- on the other hand, all scientific laws (apart from the science of mathematics) were at one point scientific theories
The theory of evolution - even if it were scientifically "proved" - would never be described as a scientific law. It simply does not have the characteristics of a scientific law.
http://www.livescience.com/21457-what-is...
Again, though: all scientific laws were at some point scientific theories. For (a typical) example:
- at some point some scientist theorized that there was a particular mathematical relationship among various measured physical properties
- some scientist experimented and discovered exactly what that particular mathematical relationship was, and published that information
- other scientists tested that published theoretical mathematical relationship, confirmed experimentally that it was accurate, and thus (over time) it became established *and accepted* by the scientific community as a scientific law