Ricket Posted:

That’s just dumb. Seriously. That’s like saying because we’ve only observed Pluto’s orbit for 80 years, the idea that it takes 248 years to orbit the sun is just a hypothesis.

It’s a prediction based on recorded evidence and current speed. It’s not a “fact”, it’s a prediction. One with a very, very good chance of being true, if all else remains equal and nothing comes along to interfere with that prediction.

But has the common ancestor between humans and monkeys been discovered in the fossil record? Do we have any direct proof that dinosaurs became birds? I am nowhere near as convinced about these “facts” as I am about Pluto continuing in its orbit.

This is why I try to stay out of these kinds of conversations. Because from my point of view, you all sound as, to use your word, “dumb” as you’re calling me.