Re: [Phys-l] Is evolution something to believe in?

[Hugh Haskell <hhaskell@mindspring.com>]

It's not the word "believe" by itself, but the phrase "believe in" 
that carries the baggage. I can "believe" something, based on the 
evidence, and subject to change when new evidence comes in, but if I 
"believe in" something, there seems to be an implication of an 
attachment to the idea that is more than just evidence-based.

Hugh
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