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Originally Posted by Tokolosh
The theory of evolution is a religious belief, and natural selection is still a myth.
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I found this post from Tokolosh rather bizarre myself.
Just because science doesn't fully understand the mechanisms of evolution in living organisms doesn't mean that evolution isn't scientifically proven.
Thus, evolution is
generally accepted in the scientific community. Thus, it is still referred to as a theory.
This doesn't mean, however, that scientists are "buying in" to acceptance of evolution through some sort of religion-based "need" or "faith in science."
Scientists know without any doubts that evolution of species occurred, they just respectfully still refer to evolution as a theory because a) there is always more to know and learn about the mechanism of evolution and the deep mysteries of origin of species b) they rely on funding from political bodies that do not want evolution to be referred to as "fact" in the general culture.
And, to the topic query, I believe noumenal already knows that early humanoids and proper (large reptilian) dinosaurs never coexisted.