(December 3, 2008 at 7:20 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Dawkins was trying to get across the point about scientific facts and theories to an ignorant fool, hence him playing about with words. There is a vast difference between the fact of evolution and the theory of evolution. The "technical sense" is in the definition of a scientific theory, which isn't something simply dreamed up by someone, but a well researched explanation of the facts. Like Eugenie Scott says, science cares very little about the hypothesis, the facts, the laws. Science is focused on the theories more than anything.Yes. I know evolution is a scientific theory.
And yes, I've seen the documentary many times.
But I was calling it a fact for the exact same reason as Dawkins was. That's why I was showing you that perhaps its ok to call it a fact on some occasions. But I've given it away now
I thought I'd start by calling it a fact.