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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
And to tell the truth, rather than speaking about the theory of evolution, it is more accurate to speak of the theories of evolution. The use of the plural is required here—in part because of the diversity of explanations regarding the mechanism of evolution, and in part because of the diversity of philosophies involved. There are materialist and reductionist theories, as well as spiritualist theories. Here the final judgment is within the competence of philosophy and, beyond that, of theology.
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It seems to me the Pope is fallible. Just because
you put a theory after a claim doesn't mean it's a theory, certainly not the scientific kind.
Anywho, Nova did a terrific program on the subject a while back and reductionism "theory" was brought up court.