(March 18, 2014 at 3:47 pm)Chas Wrote:(March 18, 2014 at 11:05 am)discipulus Wrote: If by fact, you mean a provisional theory.
Where does the Genesis account record that all animals were created in pairs? It does not state that at all.
This is yet another instance of an argument based on something that the Bible supposedly says but when pressed, the arguer has to back track and admit that he is wrong.
You are ignorant of science, you do not understand the scientific method, or what is meant by 'theory' and how that differs from 'hypothesis'.
"A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method, and repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation. As with most (if not all) forms of scientific knowledge, scientific theories are inductive — that is, they seek to supply strong evidence for but not absolute proof of the truth of the conclusion—and they aim for predictive and explanatory force.
Typically, before a scientific theory can be created, a hypothesis must be developed which is a supposition or proposed explanation that is formed on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. If a substantial amount of evidence is gathered that consistently suggests the validity of a hypothesis, the hypothesis can be converted into a theory."
All knowledge is provisional. Science s the method, not the body of knowledge garnered by that method. Of course the knowledge changes - we keep adding to it and refining our theories.
People like you demand absolute knowledge. Sorry, pal, not in this universe.
People like myself demand absolute knowledge? That came out of left field.
If you had seen some of my other posts, you would not have made that assertion.
And yes I know what a hypothesis and a theory are. The theory of evolution by natural selection is just that, a theory. Nothing you said refutes what I have said. In fact you affirm it.
