Monday, July 21, 2008

Facts and Theories

Casey Luskin at Evolution News and Views is beginning a five part series of posts on these five questions:

  1. Are Darwinists correct to define "theory" as "a well-substantiated scientific explanation of some aspect of the natural world" or "a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence"?
  2. Under such a strong definition of "theory," does evolution qualify as a "theory"?
  3. Is it correct to call evolution a "fact"?
  4. Is it best for Darwin skeptics to call evolution "just a theory, not a fact"?
  5. "All I wanted to say is that I'm a scientific skeptic of neo-Darwinism. How can I convey such skepticism without stepping on a semantic land mine and getting scolded by Darwinists?"

His response to #1 can be read here.

RLC