Is Evoloution Regarded as a theory because of religious opposition?

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@Blaster_Master

I specifically remember through much of my education up until college being taught that a theory was an experimentally validated hypothesis, and that when a theory got enough evidence it became a law. I can’t imagine I was the only one who was taught this, especially since it was in multiple school districts and one of those was a magnet school specifically for science.

Yes, you aren’t the only one; I recall being taught that as well.

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@Blaster_Master

The problem I’ve often run into more recently, when I’ve had discussions about this and explained the difference, instead of getting “well, it’s just a theory”, I get a counter-argument like “well, they haven’t tested EVERYTHING, so it’s still possible that it’s wrong.”

Well, it is. There’s always room for doubt and new evidence. That’s the beauty of it.