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Politics : Evolution
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To: Null Dog Ago who wrote (271)9/14/1999 12:43:00 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (2) of 69300
 
If you just blindly follow a theory 'cause some scientists say so...
That would be the opposite of the scientific method. Scientific theories are always under challenge. It is that type of double checking which gets "Cold Fusion" type of results exposed before anyone tries to use them as the basis of further research. The key is to pose a legitimate challenge, it's not sufficent to just say I don't believe it, you must look for the implications of the theory.

When Darwin proposed Natural Selection there were many challenges. Some were resolved with later discoveries (like continental drift), others required modifications (punctuated equilibrium which explains why species remain constant for long periods and change relatively suddenly). As time goes by, and discrepencies are resolved, and new discoveries fit just as the theory would predict, then the more trust you can place into a theory.
TP
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