Sentence examples for be a valid theory from inspiring English sources

Turns out, it's being cited by fundamentalist schools in Louisiana as proof that evolution cannot be a valid theory.

Interestingly, when asked, "Do you believe that evolution is a valid theory AND that evolution will lead humans eventually to a higher state and/or a closer union with God?" five respondents said yes and 12 said possibly while 34 said no.

Which isn't to say it's not a valid theory: Rather, it just seems much more like educated guesswork than anything else presented.

Hence through my own reading and research it appears to be a valid and competent theory.'.

Most scientists accept evolutionary theory to be a scientifically valid theory.

Regarding the scientific community's view of evolution, 60.2% of the participants thought that "most scientists accept evolutionary theory to be a scientifically valid theory"; however, only 31.9% disagreed that "much of the scientific community doubts if evolution occurs".

Religious students score significantly lower (incorrectly) on the question "Most scientists accept evolutionary theory to be a scientifically valid theory" than students that are not religious (χ 2 = 168.680; df = 1; P < 0.001; Figure 4a), as well as on the question "Much of the scientific community doubts if evolution occurs" (χ 2 = 408.450; df = 1; P < 0.001; Figure 4c).

The study found that very few of the preconditions were met, namely that the policy was based upon a valid theory of cause and effect and that the relationship between cause and effect is direct (27).

But this is a pattern that I have observed that needs to be scientifically measured to determine if it is in fact a valid theory.

Proponents of Intelligent Design, which asserts that life is so intricately complex that an architect must be behind it, say it is a valid scientific theory.

Students whose high school biology course included evolution (but not creationism) were significantly more likely (72% versus 58%) to accept the validity of evolutionary theory ("evolution is a scientifically valid theory"), science-based claims about the age of the earth, the mutability of species (75% versus 60%), and humans being the product of evolution (71% versus 55%).