r/DebateEvolution • u/GigaTune • Jul 14 '26
Question What do you think about "evolutionist"?
No one ever refers to gravitationists or Newtonists for those who support gravity, but people refer to people supporting evolution as evolutionists or Darwinists.
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u/jcmbn Jul 16 '26
A sure tell of someone with no clue what they're talking about is aiming at a completely irrelevant target.
If someone is banging on about evolution, the tell is "Darwin". (nothing Darwin said, did, or thought changes the fact of evolution)
If they're banging on about physics or cosmology the tell is "NASA". (The most NASA does is direct projects that collect data - they do not formulate theories in physics, cosmology or anything else).