The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #158223   Message #3746963
Posted By: Steve Shaw
27-Oct-15 - 06:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Pope in America
Subject: RE: BS: The Pope in America
Again, for pete. The phenomenon of evolution is incontrovertible. It happens. It is true. The theory of evolution by natural selection is the explanation of evolution. It's a very good explanation because it uses a lot of evidence from many branches of science. The theory itself cannot be said to be true. Scientists simply don't talk that way. But theories are not someone's hobby horse. A theory is not a theory unless it contains a good deal of evidence. Not your kind of evidence. Evidence that science sets a very high bar for. Evidence that has to pass tough tests. Not hearsay, witness, edicts, ceremony, tradition, biblical writings of dubious authorship or something the Pope or St Bernadette said. One fine day you'll get it. It'll still be a fine day even if you don't.