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Is evolution a belief system? Main Entry: belief system Part of Speech: n Definition: faith based on a series of beliefs but not formalized into a religion; also, a fixed coherent set of beliefs prevalent in a community or society ev·o·lu·tion [ev-uh-loo-shuhn or, especially Brit., ee-vuh-] –noun Biology. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.

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skine Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 4 yrs, 4 mos ago 205 Posts	Monday 10/26/09 - 12:03:43 AM quote message Evolution, as any other scientific theory, hinges on only one belief; that the scientific method is valid.
catchall Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 5 yrs, 10 mos ago 19,756 Posts	Monday 10/26/09 - 12:11:31 AM quote message As with just about anything, there are some basic assumptions that are made. But that hardly classifies it as a belief system. As skine said, it's a scientific theory and is about as much of "a belief system" as the theory of gravity, special relativity, or the atom.
magicmcrgd Female, 13-17 Europe Joined: 10 months ago 510 Posts	Monday 10/26/09 - 5:20:00 PM quote message i had another theory but no ones gonna steal it from me
skine Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 4 yrs, 4 mos ago 205 Posts	Monday 10/26/09 - 9:28:52 PM quote message On Monday 10/26/09 - 5:20:00 PM magicmcrgd wrote: i had another hypothesis but no ones gonna steal it from me Fixed that for you. It isn't a theory unless it's well substantiated and subject to rigorous peer review.

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