(September 11, 2014 at 12:03 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: Public opinion in science over the past hundred years is that Darwn's theory of evolution is "true". It seems to be widely accepted because of it’s simplicity. But is it actually true?The Theory of Evolution is an explanation based the facts and knowledge that we have. It has probably been changed many times since Darwin introduced it. It may continue to change as scientists learn and discover more about the world and the organisms that did and do live on it.
It doesn't persist due to "public opinion in science" nor on how simple or complex it sounds. It persists because at present it does the best job of explaining how the facts we have explain the diversity of life on the planet. If someone has a better theory they are free to present it and have it scrutinized. Perhaps you can start by explaining how the information you offered affects the existing theory, and maybe even presenting an alternative of your own.
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."
-Stephen Jay Gould
-Stephen Jay Gould
