The way I was taught to define "Theory" and "Law," we can't call it a law.
A law is a description of a phenomenon that always happens (i.e. object with mass with attract each other in proportion to their masses). It doesn't tell how or why it happens, just what happens. A theory is an explaination of why or how something happens that is supported by a large body of evidence (i.e. enstein's theory of gravity that explains that gravity causes objects to attract because stuff with mass bends space-time). By these definitions, evolution is a theory, not a law. The problem is that most people use the term "theory" the way scientists use the word "hypothesis". Aurora Toennisson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Graduate Student Entomology and Plant Pathology 205 Plant Science Building 2431 Joe Johnson Dr. The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-4560 Lab Phone (865)974-5173 Office Phone (865)974-5367 Fax (865)974-8868
