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Originally Posted by mockingbird131313  Dear Seamaiden,
I have never heard of Wilson. Almost all I know about creation v. evolution I learned in a class called History of Geology. To me the most amazing part of this issue is that people argue with such passion about one position are another. Yet the facts remain the same. Either position cannot be proven, conclusively.
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Mockingbird, with all due respect, it appears that you missed my point (and email's, and Joint's) completely, which is that, with regard to the scientific definition of a theory, evolution IS proved. That is not to say that a theory cannot be adjusted (punctuated equilibrium, better knowledge not just of genetics, but epigenetics), or even proven entirely wrong at some point in the future. It
is to say, though, that to this point there is no evidence disproving it as a theory and plenty that proves it, not just supports.
Again,
that is the difference between science and religion -- one practically strives to be proved wrong, the other, by definition (faith) cannot. What is there, in actual evidentiary terms, to prove anything that is based on faith?
You say yourself that your knowledge (read: education) on the subject is incredibly limited. So, how can one say such a thing in one sentence and then go on to make a declarative statement presuming to demonstrate any actual knowledge on the given subject in another?