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How do you define the Theory of Evolution?

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Dr Adequate
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Message 45 of 93 (812984)
06-22-2017 2:31 AM 		Reply to: Message 15 by CRR
06-13-2017 3:22 AM

Re: Theory of Evolution
What good is a theory of origin of species that doesn't explain the origin of the first species?
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What good is it? Well, it can explain all the others.
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And this is in fact what it does. Sheesh, how long have you been posting here and you're still whining and lying about mere definitions rather than any substantive question of fact?
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Why?
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06-28-2017 10:46 AM 		Reply to: Message 50 by CRR
06-27-2017 7:41 AM

Re: Jerry Coyne's Definition
As a working definition for discussion purposes I would be prepared to accept the one Jerry Coyne gives in his book "Why Evolution is True"
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Can you quote the preceding sentence, please? I want to see if it says: "The following is the definition of the Theory of Evolution" or whether by some whilom chance it says something completely different.
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06-28-2017 10:52 AM 		Reply to: Message 49 by CRR
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So both sources appear to agree with what is included in the theory of evolution.
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None of those quotations includes the phrase "theory of evolution" and so they cannot conceivably shed any light whatsoever on what the sources think it includes.
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06-28-2017 2:46 PM 		Reply to: Message 60 by dwise1
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Re: Jerry Coyne's Definition
No, I said what I meant. I want him to quote the preceding sentence --- the one that came immediately before the bit he quoted.
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06-28-2017 3:02 PM 		Reply to: Message 62 by dwise1
06-28-2017 2:54 PM

Re: Jerry Coyne's Definition
Coyne wrote "In essence, the modern theory of evolution is easy to grasp. It can be summarized in a single (albeit slightly long) sentence:"
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So I guess he is indeed using a narrower definition than most biologists would.
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