I dont suppose anyone really needs to ask the question "where do we come from" or maybe better stated "how did we come to be".Its explaining this that religion begins.Any explanation is religion because no one was there.We all have our proof to support what we believe in.All belief systems are religion including evolution as it is just another theory.The only difference is what you have faith in.
JDM, let me help you understand science a little better.
Imagine that someone commits a murder, and no one witnessed it. The detectives show up and find tire track evidence, foot wear evidence, hair and fiber evidence, the murder weapon with finger prints, and DNA evidence, all pointing to the same suspect. Are you claiming it's impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt this person did it because we don't have an eye witness? Are you saying such a conviction would require Religion? Such a position is preposterous.
As for evolution being "just another theory", again, you are demonstrating your lack of scientific education.
In science a Theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation.
A scientific theory is a broad, natural explanation for a wide range of phenomena. Theories are concise, coherent, systematic, predictive, and broadly applicable, often integrating and generalizing many hypotheses."
Any scientific theory must be based on a careful and rational examination of the facts. Facts and theories are two different things. In the scientific method, there is a clear distinction between facts, which can be observed and/or measured, and theories, which are scientists’ explanations and interpretations of the facts.
An important part of scientific theory includes statements that have observational consequences. A good theory, like Newton’s theory of gravity, has unity, which means it consists of a limited number of problem-solving strategies that can be applied to a wide range of scientific circumstances. Another feature of a good theory is that it formed from a number of hypotheses that can be tested independently.
So the next time you say Evolution is "just a theory", remember, The Theory of Gravity, Germ Theory, the Theory of Plate Tectonics, Theory of Relativity (general and special), and the Heliocentric Theory are all "just Theories".
As for the Theory of Evolution. Scientist have the fossils and the DNA. We win.
Last edited by antelope_sniper; 08/27/15.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
