Science Has Its Beliefs Too

It’s just that, unlike religious beliefs, they’re rational

“The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”

“Evolution is just a theory!”

How many times have I seen that said on Twitter? A lot. The irony of the assertion has to do with the writer not realizing that theory has two meanings: in the everyday world of average people where the colloquial use of the word means belief or opinion, and the…