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Scientific theories are not correct or incorrect. They represent the current best scientific knowledge on a subject. Like a geology professor once said about scientific precision. "99.9999 is not 1.0, but it's d*&n close". The Theory of Evolution is not "perfect"; there are problems. But the problems are so small that they have no bearing at all on the overall validity of the paradigm. When something comes along that better explains the phenomena we observe in nature or in the laboratory, it gets reviewed in great detail by the scientific community, and only when the vast majority of the scientific community is satisfied with the explanation does it get called a theory. This is science 101, folks. As I've pointed out before, most theories don't get replaced (as if they are incorrect). Newton was largely right. Einstein didn't replace Newton. He built on the discoveries of Newton and others and discovered something entirely new as a result.

<blockquote data-quote="orogenicman" data-source="post: 143292" data-attributes="member: 2797"><p>Scientific theories are not correct or incorrect.&nbsp; They represent the current best scientific knowledge on a subject.&nbsp; Like a geology professor once said about scientific precision.&nbsp; &quot;99.9999 is not 1.0, but it&#039;s d*&amp;n close&quot;.&nbsp; The Theory of Evolution is not &quot;perfect&quot;; there are problems. But the problems are so small that they have no bearing at all on the overall validity of the paradigm.&nbsp; When something comes along that better explains the phenomena we observe in nature or in the laboratory, it gets reviewed in great detail by the scientific community, and only when the vast majority of the scientific community is satisfied with the explanation does it get called a theory.&nbsp; This is science 101, folks.&nbsp; As I&#039;ve pointed out before, most theories don&#039;t get replaced (as if they are incorrect).&nbsp; Newton was largely right.&nbsp; Einstein didn&#039;t replace Newton.&nbsp; He built on the discoveries of Newton and others and discovered something entirely new as a result.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="orogenicman, post: 143292, member: 2797"] Scientific theories are not correct or incorrect. They represent the current best scientific knowledge on a subject. Like a geology professor once said about scientific precision. "99.9999 is not 1.0, but it's d*&n close". The Theory of Evolution is not "perfect"; there are problems. But the problems are so small that they have no bearing at all on the overall validity of the paradigm. When something comes along that better explains the phenomena we observe in nature or in the laboratory, it gets reviewed in great detail by the scientific community, and only when the vast majority of the scientific community is satisfied with the explanation does it get called a theory. This is science 101, folks. As I've pointed out before, most theories don't get replaced (as if they are incorrect). Newton was largely right. Einstein didn't replace Newton. He built on the discoveries of Newton and others and discovered something entirely new as a result. [/QUOTE]

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