Ask500

Sigh. Me thinks thou doth protest too much. Please reread my comment above as you missed every point made. I don't need to study the scientific method as I practice it daily as a degreed scientist.

Science isn't about proving anything correct! Please take the time to read Karl Popper's work on Falsifiability. Science proposes Theories to explain Laws and tests Theories to try and prove them WRONG. If a Theory can be tested and cannot be proven wrong, then it is accepted as the most likely explanation for the observed Law until someone else comes along with a better explanation.

The Mayan calendar was written on a wheel. From the beginning of their record of history, they transcribed their astronomical observations on the wheel, round and round. To say that they predicted the end of the world on this date is absurd. They simply ran out of room on their wheel when projecting celestial positions through to Dec. 21, 2012. I guess they figured that was long enough to track/predict star positions for their purposes and didn't bother to make a bigger wheel. GMAFB!

No Scientist believes that Man evolved from Monkeys. Both Man and the Great Primates evolved from a common ancestor a very long time ago. To continue to repeat this fallacy of science is simply inflammatory language used by non-scientists to confuse and debase the debate.

Ignorance of how science works is rampant. Evolution is not a theory. Evolution is a Law of Science just as Gravity is a Law. A Law is defined as observed phenomenon of the Universe that follows mathematical constraints and can be modeled mathematically. Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection is one proposal to explain how this Law works. Those who debate the merits of Evolution are really discussing Darwin's proposal to explain Evolution. His Theory is one of the most tested Theories in all of science and it has never been proven wrong. This doesn't mean that it is correct, rather it means that, so far, it has held up extremely well to experiment. It is quite possible that, sometime in the future, some other genius will think of an explanation of the Law of Evolution that is simpler and more complete that Darwin's, just like Einstein proposed a Theory that replaced Newton's as the most accepted idea for the observed phenomenon of Gravity. The whole Natural Selection/Intelligent Design debate is over which proposal to explain the Law of Evolution is most complete. However, because Intelligent Design is not testable, it is not a valid Scientific Theory.

Not at all, just trying to elevate the discourse above the playground level. You are certainly free to say what you will. NOTE: my comment was a polite request, hence the use of the word "please", not an attempt to censor. Lets move on.

I find that belief amazingly naive. Grade school children can't make the subtle distinction between what is allowed and what is mandated when the authorities they interact with each day lead certain behaviors. This poll has long ended and the majority have spoken. Lets move on.

Are you insulting my wife? ;)

Sticks and Stones ... but words are just fucking words!

Again, MikeHend, if you can't say anything, please don't resort to name calling. It is childish.