Rebuttals to Evolution "debunked"

Evolution is a fact. We know it happens. It is also a theory, just like gravity and germ-based transmission of disease. In science, "facts" and "theories" aren't different rungs on some certainty ladder. They describe different things. Facts describe measurable, observable bits of data. Theories form an framework to explain how the facts came about. So repeat; evolution is a fact. This is not arguable. The theory part is the explanation of how one species can evolve into another. This can never be a fact, and it never needs to be one. It can be modified as new facts are learned. Another example is gravity. We know that when an apple breaks off a branch, it falls towards the earth. This is a fact. Why does this happen? That part is a theory - for which there is probably 10,000x less evidence and facts to support it than evolution.

Theories also don't "graduate" into scientific laws. This is another common misunderstanding of how science works, often deliberately manipulated by certain groups to add weight to empty arguments. A scientific law is a statement that explains what something does in science. A scientific law must always apply under the same conditions, and implies a causal relationship between its elements. The law must be confirmed and broadly agreed upon through the process of inductive reasoning. As well, factual and well-confirmed statements like "Mercury is liquid at standard temperature and pressure" are considered to be too specific to qualify as scientific laws. Law differs from a scientific theory in that it does not posit a mechanism or explanation of phenomena: it is merely a distillation of the results of repeated observation. As such, a law is limited in applicability to circumstances resembling those already observed, and is often found to be false when extrapolated. Ohm's law only applies to linear networks, Newton's law of universal gravitation only applies in weak gravitational fields, the early laws of aerodynamics such as Bernoulli's principle do not apply in case of compressible flow such as occurs in transonic and supersonic flight, Hooke's law only applies to strain below the elastic limit, etc. The term "scientific law" is traditionally associated with the natural sciences, though the social sciences also contain laws.An example of a scientific law in social sciences is Zipf's law. Laws can become obsolete if they are found in contradiction with new data, as with Bode's law or the biogenetic law.~Judith Maryse

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