The Law of Evolution: Silencing Dissension by Redefining Science

By ldminteractive 372 days ago from http://bitsonewmedia.com

Clive Thompson contributed an article entitled A War of Words to the November 2007 issue of Wired Magazine. The tag line on the article was "Science will triumph only when theory becomes law". The gist of the article was that the theory of evolution has become so overwhelmingly confirmed by scientific evidence that it should now be referred to as the "law of evolution". This move, in his opinion, will finally suppress all the dissidents by placing them in a position where they will "sound insane" for questioning a proven scientific law. I take issue with Clive's proposal, and I could write a whole book about why, but for now I will try to be brief and hit the high points.