thegurgi,
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Originally Posted by thegurgi
I was taught that a theory is a an idea that is neither proven or unproven. Something widely accepted but not necessarily proven to be a fact.
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Not in scientific world. To make something a theory in science, you need to prove it with facts and so on.
I believe in Evolution. I worship it, if you will. I hope that someday, when I get a degree in molecular bio-technology, I'll be able to prove genetic relationship between hominids (Paranthropi, Australopithecines etc) and us. It's my aim in life.
By the way, two interesting FACTS:
1). Champanzees and humans share 99% of genes. Only 1% of our genetic material is different.
2). Mitochondrial DNA, which can only be passed down the maternal line and is not involved in crossing-over during meiosis (thus making it's mutation rate easy to calculate) can be tracked back to a single woman in Africa, who lived approximately 200,000 years ago.
That's the "Eve Theory".