It's not really a theory

horsegal243 et al.,I totally agree, sort-a. Evolution is not a theory; it's a paradigm. My thinking is this: theories are working models that explain several phenomena, whereas paradigms are "world views" and much more encompassing. Evolution is about as broad-sweeping as a concept can become and is composed of several theories that explain its inner workings (e.g., allopatric speciation,sexual selection, natural selection, etc). I dunno, I'm not a philosopher of science and I would greatly appreciate other opinions.