I don't think that anyone said that popular opinion changes the way reality works. It does however affect our knowledge base.
and btw, something being mathematically proven, is not the end all, be all of science. You can mathematically prove everything Newton ever came up with, but very little of it is true all across the board. Most of his "laws" are just phenomena that holds constant for our reference point.
EDIT: oh, and don't introduce the "population" into my point. I meant specifically that the scientific community did not automatically accept his findings.
Last edited by Fe 26; 02 Nov 2006 at 07:19 PM.
The point is that it was bad science. Holding on to bad science does not make it right, as facts are not subjective like political theories often are.
And (here's the important part) they can back it up with mountains of evidence.But the thing with evolution is, the scientists have kind of voted, and most of them agree that evolution is real.
If the populace wants their kids to be taught creationism then they can home school or send them to religious schools. It is not science, and it will not get accepted as scientific theory just because a large group of people held their breaths and kicked their feet. We also don't teach astrology despite the massive number of people who read horoscopes.The question is, should the populous get a say in what their kids are taught, or should that decision be made by experts?
Damnit, this thread is derailed. Closing. This discussion is bound for fight club anyway.
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