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Originally Posted by Knightmare
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Actually evolution is still a theory, it may be accepted but it is not a proven law. Micro-evolution (mutation within a species) has been proven, macro-evolution (mutation into a new species) has not, yet. Thus your statement that 'it's been proven' does not even jive with the scientifically educated proponents of evolution itself.
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Please educate yourself on the difference between scientific theory and the broader sense of the word theory.
"A scientific theory comprises a collection of concepts, including abstractions of observable phenomena expressed as quantifiable properties, together with rules (called scientific laws) that express relationships between observations of such concepts. A scientific theory is constructed to conform to available empirical data about such observations, and is put forth as a principle or body of principles for explaining a class of phenomena."
TL;DR, the term 'theory of evolution' is not meant to imply there is doubt about its validity.
I refer you to the
theory of gravity.
Also sidenote, there is a huge difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory. It's not like a theory graduates and becomes a law.
Scientific Law - A scientific law is a description of an observed phenomenon..
Scientific Theory - A theory is a scientific explanation of an observed phenomenon.
And just for good measure "A theory does not change into a scientific law with the accumulation of new or better evidence. A theory will always be a theory, a law will always be a law. A theory will never become a law, and a law never was a theory." - Ken Harding
Please feel free to review any material from the National Academy of Science to further educate yourself on what a Scientific Theory actually is and why evolution is in fact just that, a fact.