alcapwnage0007 t1_j8ar9sz wrote on February 12, 2023 at 10:51 PM

Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG

I'd argue that it is at least partially proven, but I will cede that it is technically still theory.

Totalherenow t1_j8bpiix wrote on February 13, 2023 at 3:02 AM

The creationist you're discussing with doesn't understand what a theory is in science. It's a confirmed scientific model, confirmed by hypothesis testing. He thinks that his ignorance somehow constitutes an argument, but all it does is tell us how uneducated he is.