A lot of misconception exists about what a "theory" is in science as compared to daily conversation. According to the national academy of sciences: Some scientific explanations are so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter them. The explanation becomes a scientific theory. In everyday language a theory means a hunch or speculation. Not so in science. In science, the word theory refers to a comprehensive explanation of an important feature of nature that is supported by many facts gathered over time. Theories also allow scientists to make predictions about as yet unobserved phenomena.Emissary wrote:there are not actually many facts to back this up though, hence its a theory. Scientists are always full of "mays" and "buts" how in any way is that different from a religious person or someone who believes in aliens?Noel wrote:Just what I said on my post, e.g. just because a fish gains the ability to spend some time on land it doesn't mean it can't go back in the water any more. The first creatures to walk on land may only have been able to survive for a short time out of the water.gjm wrote:Educate me. What do you mean by modes...
And there are primitive lifeforms that can reproduce by budding as well as by sexual reproduction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(genus)#Reproduction
Evolution (if true) is a gradual process, gaining a new ability does not necessarily mean losing an old one.
the only possible way you can be considered a rounded scientist is if you consider all and every circumstance and aren't dragged into dogma, as scientists are slowly doing now
Evolution takes just as much a leap of faith as religion except is doesn't have reams and reams of human anecdotal evidence to back it up as religion does. One is based on small fractures of evidence and the other is based on the fallible human imagination.
All i can see in this thread is the only people with opened minds are those that believe in the atlantis theory as they don't even remotely disbelieve in the other two. They have a knowledge that exploring all theorys will eventually lead to a better understanding of themselves and where they came from
There is also fringe theory and pseudo science. Any talk of Atlantis, planet x, etc etc would fall into the category of fringe theory or pseudo science. The planet x thing is particularly stupid when the people who originally thought they had discovered it, clearly stated that they where wrong and that it was in fact a ball of gas. Shortly after that the conspiracy began, they said it was a govt conspiracy to hide the truth. BS!
