--- Sam Korn <smoddy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Let's be careful with wording here. There is
nothing to *prove*
evolution, the age of the Earth or the link between HIV and AIDS.
What there is is a great deal of evidence, probably overwhelmingly so,
to suggest these things. I personally agree with all these points,
but it is not correct to say that they are proved. Also, I think any
claims that the Holocaust did not occur are absolute nonsense -
however, there are reasonable arguments against evolution. We must,
however, understand that peer-review does *not* alone make something
true and undisputable.
It is possible to say something is 'true beyond a reasonable doubt'. This is
the case for the HIV/AIDS issue and for the age of the Earth (along with plate
tectonics, btw).
Micro evolution (small-scale genetic changes in a population) is also in the
'true beyond a reasonable doubt' category, but macro evolution (large-scale
changes over a longer time, leading to the formation of new species) is still
in the 'preponderance of evidence' stage (although, with increasing evidence to
support this idea each year and with the consensus view of biologists being
that it is 'true beyond a reasonable doubt').
-- mav
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