Great! Here's what he said a theory is:
And here's a bit of what he said about evolution and its relationship to physical laws:Philosophers of science, and physicists, define "theory" as a well-established and well-tested unifying principle.
And this is where he points out that arguments like yours are really a red herring designed to discredit evolution without having to address real merits or shortcomings directly:There is no "force" of evolution or "principle" of evolution, and no single universal law of evolution. Evolution is the natural result of many other laws of physics, geometry, chemistry, etc. That's why one can't characterize evolution with a compact set of laws that you could write on the back of an envelope.
Anyhow, now that everything's apparently settled, I guess we have nothing more to discuss here. Terrific! I'm glad you turned around on the issue.Perhaps avoidance of the word "theory" in these discussions could eliminate a lot of wasted words about irrelevant issues. Creationists will still object to anything that does not allow them to believe in the possibility of supernatural intervention in the natural order, but then it might be harder for them to conceal their real concerns.



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