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Originally posted by ADPi Conniebama
You can try to muddy the waters between adaptation and evolution but they are not the same thing.
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And you can try to muddy the waters by misapplying labels, as well - in fact, the 'theory' of creationism is not the same as the 'Theory' of evolution.
Evolution of humans is a theory in the purest sense because we cannot extend the time frame long enough to observe it as it happens. However, we CAN observe evolutionary behavior on a microscale. Human evolution occurs on a macroscale.
The process of 'proving' a theory is a dialectic procedure in which hypotheses are created, tested, and adapted. We have support for the hypotheses implicit in evolutionary behavior in humans. We can support these concepts by observing organisms with far shorter lifespans as they evolve, both under laboratory conditions and in the wild.
You are correct in the sense that theoretical science can never 'prove' evolution in the way that a math problem can be solved; rather, the hypotheses are changed constantly, each time getting closer to the truth.
That said, I see a few problems with teaching 'Creationism' in schools -
1 - Creationist sciences, for the vast majority of people, is Christian science. This means that, in order for legal teaching of Creationism, the Creation mythology for multiple religions and cultures would need to be taught. Church/state and all that - and I don't want to speak for you, Connie, but I would assume you simply want the story of Genesis told. This shouldn't fly.
2 - Creationist concepts differ strongly from evolutionary sciences in that there is NO SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR CREATIONISM. Current legitimate science has found no support for the Genesis myth, but we have decades of support for evolution. Teaching them side-by-side, quite frankly, is unfair to Creationist theories - you'd be better off teaching your kids at home.
I also think you misunderstand the fundamental nature of adaptive evolution, as well - but that's for another time. The bottom line is that there is a scientific process to going about testing theories - Evolution follows that procedure. Creationism does not. They are not at all 'theories' in the same sense.
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