Darwinism is not only correctly called a theory, it even more correctly called an unscientific theory, a philosophical theory, in that it is not open to disproof by normal scientific means of measurement, observation, experimentation; and it makes no testable predictions. There is no such thing as ‘Darwin’s Law’ parallel to ‘Newton’s Law’ because Darwin makes no predictions of outcomes.
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Gravity is also a theory. Would you like to show us how much "just a theory" it is by jumping off the 6th floor?
There is no such thing as Darwin’s Law’ parallel to Newton’s Law’ because Darwin makes no predictions of outcomes.
Darwinism is not only correctly called a theory
"Darwinism" is not a theory, evolution is. Also, I don't think you know what a theory is in scientific terms. A theory is the highest level of explanation science has to offer.
...in that it is not open to disproof by normal scientific means of measurement, observation, experimentation; and it makes no testable predictions...
What a load of bollocks. Have you ever been to a natural history museum? All around the world every museum is filled with millions of bits of observable, measurable and vertifiable evidence.
You are a complete fool, John C. Wright!
Creationism is not only correctly called a myth, it is even more correctly called an unscientific myth, a superstitious myth, in that is is not open to disproof by normal common sense. When you ask John C. Wright how the ark didn't explode from the methane produced by an arkload of manure he says "goddidditt".
it is not open to disproof by normal scientific means
Sure it is. In fact, creationists attempt "disproofs" all the time; and if they were valid, the theory would have been disproved already. Just because something hasn't been disproved doesn't mean it's not open to disproof. It just means a disproof hasn't been found yet. As biologist J.S.B. Haldane said, "a fossil rabbit in the Precambrian" would invalidate, or at least require a serious revision of the Theory of Evolution. Better yet, let God come down here and explain how He did it on the Six O'Clock News.
Wright, you're either thicker than the Hoover Dam, or you're a deliberate liar. I can think of no other possibilities to explain your persistent misuse of the word, "theory" in the face of decades of refutation.
I used to postulate that your head held tapioca where a brain should be, but I lack the means to prove it.
Oh, I know Newton's Law: Yes, you may have fig newtons, but only two, I'm preparing dinner and I don't want you to spoil your appetite.
Mr. Wright, you are a TERRIBLE writer. You are also a science moron. You have no idea how hypothesizes and theories are arrived at.
If I could, I would kick you in the balls once a day every day for the rest of my life.
@Woody
"Also, I don't think you know what a theory is in scientific terms."
I think that is a pretty safe bet. He goes on to say:
"Proving that the pocketwatch is not so complex that a natural and unthinking process could not have created it does not prove that a natural process did in fact create it.
That is why Darwin’s theory is still a theory."
As usual, this pompous clown does a bunch of posturing while presenting himself as an authority on a subject and then immediately shows that he doesn't know anything at all about it. This still isn't as bad as when he tries to write about Gödel's incompleteness theorems though.
Yeah. Because nothing says 'smart, peer-tested science' like shouting "GODDIDIT!" when faced with a question about our world.
GODDIDIT : The ultimate unproven, 'unscientific' theory.
Ho, hum, yet another fundie dolt who doesn't know what a scientific theory is...
A scientific law is just a short statement, a scientific theory is a whole system of complicated ideas, measurements, observations, experimentation, testable predictions etc, that are all constantly being challenged and tested by scientists, who want to poke a hole in the strongest of the theories and perhaps get their own name on a theory, law or chemical compound.
You don't know the first thing about the Theory of Evolution, do you dearie? Someone told you that it was "disproven by normal scientific means" and you just parrot it like a good little gullible fundie, right?
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