Do You Accept Evolution as a Fact?

[Pemalite]

JWeinCom said:

Pemalite said:

 

False. It is a Theory.

You take a bunch of facts that have been derived from verified, peer reviewed observation and experimentation... You build a model around that, which then is used to build a Theory.

Theories are not a guess, they are reliable accounts.

The Theory of Evolution most certainly does exist, we have observed changes in animals in real time, we have built models and experiments around that, we then use that to forward the Theory of Evolution.

Pretty much the same resoponse.  I get the feeling you didn't read past my first sentence.

Evolution means that gene frequencies change over successive generations. As you just said, we have observed animals change in real time.  That is what evolution is and there's no question that it happens.  Evolution is not a theory, it's an observed phenomena.

There is no theory called "the theory of evolution".  There is "the theory of evolution by natural selection".  This is a model that explains the observable phenomena of evolution.  It doesn't address the question of whether or not evolution happens.  It addresses how the observable phenoma of evolution works.

Evolution is not a theory.  It's a thing that happens.  There are theories to explain it, but it itself is not a theory.

You stated it was not a theory. I stated it was a theory... And then you continue to state it's not a theory. Ergo. Not the same.

If someone says "The Theory of Evolution" that does generally include everything under that heading, including Natural Selection... And also includes other aspects of evolution that isn't Natural Selection such as Nature of Inheritance.

Ergo, The Theory of Evolution is indeed a real thing.