[FishNChips]

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I plan to teach my children about facts such as dinosaurs and evolution as opposed to imaginary reincarnations and an all knowing being who can not be seen or physically touched.

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evolution is not a "fact."

I'm not arguing for or against it here, simply stating that it is a "theory."

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No, it's a fact. Microevolution is proven, macroevolution is at a stage where it's about as close as scientists get to fact in this field.

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In general the term "evolution" is used in place of macroevolution which you state is not a fact. There is a large amount of evidence that is interpreted to support it, but it is still a theory and not an absolute proven fact.

On Microevolution I agree that it is proven that a species can make changes to survive.

My point was simply that dinosaurs existed is a fact. That evolution occured is not a fact.

~FishNChips

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Dinosaurs existing is also a theory. God could have easily planted the bones absent the creatures ever existing.

The common retort here is that there are many scientific theories we take as fact.

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The poster that I originally quoted was clearly using dinosaurs and evolution as "facts" that he would teach his kid that religious folks wouldn't. My guess is that the he is/was a business major who took a biology class, read that evolution occured, saw pictures of a few fossils and said "yep, that does it for me," and now thinks that anyone who questions it is a moron.

My point was simply that we KNOW that dinosaurs existed we are not able to absolutely prove evolution (as the previous posters linked article agrees). Is it the currently most accepted and most evidenced means for the existance of man, yes. Is it a "fact", no.

Anyhow... I'll drop the argument at this point (you're welcome to rebut this post and I'll concede you the last word) as we're way off topic.

OP - its pretty likely that you're going to run into issues if you are totally against any religion and your wife to be is set on taking the kids to church of some sort.

~FishNChips