Atlatonha wrote:I'd just like to point out that the discussion about the scientific meaning of 'theory' is really kind of irrelevant as the -theory- of evolution is NOT the same thing as the phenomenon of evolution.
Evolution as a thing that happens is -completely separate- from the compiled information, observations, and extrapolations that are called the 'theory of evolution'. It's more like the difference between a computer and a computer manual: one explains how the other works, they are not the same thing.
So no matter WHAT 'theory' means, evolution is NOT called 'the theory of evolution'. It is NOT called a theory, and your argument based on that is not only dumb, it is wrong.
If you can't even read the manual what hope do you have for using the computer?