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1387, RE: Observables
Posted by Valguarnera on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
That's a pretty huge "but" to the theory of evolution, one that should be acknowledged. This caveat, mind you, is already acknowledged in terms of Newton's laws, Moore's law, etc, yet you're unwilling to concede it regarding evolution, which is much more of a stab in the dark than those.

1) I've already stated that no theory (in science or mathematics) is ever proven to the ridiculous degree of absolute certainty you're insisting upon. One can only disprove theories.

2) Newtonian physics is known to be incorrect. It is a useful guideline for objects of masses and velocities similar to those found in our daily lives, however. But unlike Darwinian evolution, it is known to be inaccurate.

3) "Moore's law" is a rough empirical observation of past events. It is already known to be flawed-- it is unlikely to remain even approximately true for very long, because information densities will eventually pass limits imposed by quantum mechanics. It's not even in the league of Newtonian physics.

4) Darwinian evolution has never been challenged like either of the two examples. There is not a lick of evidence that it is false. It has been demonstrably more accurate in practice, and your insistance to the contrary simply reveals ignorance of the burden of proof.

Essentially, any claim that Darwinian evolution is incorrect is equivalent to saying that the Earth is flat, or that the Moon is made of green cheese, or that the oceans have run out of water. Are we absolutely positively 100.000...% sure that those observations are incorrect? Not in the exaggerated sense you're projecting. Is is worth having a discussion about whether or not the moon is made of green cheese?

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