I hate to point this out, but the theory of evolution is only a theory, it's not proven fact.

Secondly, you have fallen into the 'theory' trap.

The way of which scientists prove what they find is accurate is the ‘Scientific Method’.

Let’s look at that next:
1. Observe some aspect of the universe.
2. Invent a tentative description, called a hypothesis, that is consistent with what you have observed.
3. Use the hypothesis to make predictions.
4. Test those predictions by experiments or further observations and modify the hypothesis in the light of your results.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until there are no discrepancies between theory and experiment and/or observation.

Here’s a flowchart.

A theory is not an

intellectual guess

, and it certainly isn't

sometimes backed with observations, and sometimes with nothing

Scientists don't

think of it and then try to find facts to back it up

scientists think up hypotheses after making an observation- which is then falsifiable by tests.

Hypotheses is not equal to theory.

The only thing I would like to see in the teaching of evolution is the truth, tell them it is a theory and unproven and I have no problem with that teaching. But when they say evolution is scientific fact I have a huge problem. Science should teach Science, known repeatable facts, but evolution has none to use so they use known falacies and debunked arguments to try to make the kids believe their theory is fact.

I actually think that neither evolution nor creation should be taught in Science classes to our kids. Neither can be proven and that is not science but speculation.

I would love to see one transitional fossil, give me one just one...

[edit on 10/21/2008 by theindependentjournal]

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In scientific usage, a theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it can in everyday speech. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena. It originates from or is supported by rigorous observations in the natural world, or by experimental evidence (see scientific method). In this sense, a theory is a systematic and formalized expression of all previous observations, and is predictive, logical, and testable. In principle, scientific theories are always tentative, and subject to corrections, inclusion in a yet wider theory, or succession. Commonly, many more specific hypotheses may be logically bound together by just one or two theories. As a rule for use of the term, theories tend to deal with much broader sets of universals than do hypotheses, which ordinarily deal with much more specific sets of phenomena or specific applications of a theory.