Darwin's Theory of Evolution does not say humans evolved from apes/monkeys or that they might one day evolve into humans (a thought that would be preposterous); it says we have a common ancestor with apes/monkeys.
However, I can understand why you would doubt the theory, because it is commonly misunderstood and badly taught in schools. It's always described as a random process but the essential role of natural selection makes it one hundred percent not random. It's fascinating and if you're interested in the subject I'd definitely recommend reading some books about it. (be sure to avoid the creationist ones though)
No, it's not a theory. It's a law called "Newton's law of universal gravitation".
Alright, I have to speak up here. You are not making the distinction between the use of theory and law in science and the use of those words in other contexts. This is a common mistake and frequently leads to misunderstandings.
Theories do not become laws. The law is about what. The theory is about why.
A theory in the scientific sense summarizes a hypothesis (or set of them) and has been rigorously and repeatedly tested. A theory must also involve something that can be disproved by testing. If you haven't tested your theory about 2012 then it isn't a theory in the scientific sense. It won't likely be testable until 2013 rolls around, in which case it will be disproved.
A law in the scientific sense is a generalization about a set of observations. Like "A will always happen when B happens".
There are theories about gravity, like Einstein's. There is also Newton's law of universal gravitation.
There is the theory of evolution. There are laws pertaining to it, like Mendel's laws of inheritance and the Hardy–Weinberg law of population genetics.
Also, in science, nothing is ever actually proven. Things can only be disproved. One must always keep an open mind, and accept the fact that humans are fallible creatures. That's how real science works.
Alright, I have to speak up here. You are not making the distinction between the use of theory and law in science and the use of those words in other contexts. This is a common mistake and frequently leads to misunderstandings.
Theories do not become laws. The law is about what. The theory is about why.
A theory in the scientific sense summarizes a hypothesis (or set of them) and has been rigorously and repeatedly tested. A theory must also involve something that can be disproved by testing. If you haven't tested your theory about 2012 then it isn't a theory in the scientific sense. It won't likely be testable until 2013 rolls around, in which case it will be disproved.
A law in the scientific sense is a generalization about a set of observations. Like "A will always happen when B happens".
There are theories about gravity, like Einstein's. There is also Newton's law of universal gravitation.
There is the theory of evolution. There are laws pertaining to it, like Mendel's laws of inheritance and the Hardy–Weinberg law of population genetics.
Also, in science, nothing is ever actually proven. Things can only be disproved. One must always keep an open mind, and accept the fact that humans are fallible creatures. That's how real science works.
Alright, I have to speak up here. You are not making the distinction between the use of theory and law in science and the use of those words in other contexts. This is a common mistake and frequently leads to misunderstandings.
Theories do not become laws. The law is about what. The theory is about why.
A theory in the scientific sense summarizes a hypothesis (or set of them) and has been rigorously and repeatedly tested. A theory must also involve something that can be disproved by testing. If you haven't tested your theory about 2012 then it isn't a theory in the scientific sense. It won't likely be testable until 2013 rolls around, in which case it will be disproved.
A law in the scientific sense is a generalization about a set of observations. Like "A will always happen when B happens".
There are theories about gravity, like Einstein's. There is also Newton's law of universal gravitation.
There is the theory of evolution. There are laws pertaining to it, like Mendel's laws of inheritance and the Hardy–Weinberg law of population genetics.
Also, in science, nothing is ever actually proven. Things can only be disproved. One must always keep an open mind, and accept the fact that humans are fallible creatures. That's how real science works.
Thank you,you just said everything I wanted to say,but I dont have the knowledge or the English to pull it out,so I thought it would be best to point out that Relativity explains gravity today.
I thought this was pretty brilliant. It made me feel like I'm..well...just another 'monkey' lol xD but really, that's a good thing because I always feel like I'm the worst and everybody is somehow "higher" than me.
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