Evolution As Fact And Theory Stephen Jay Gould Summary

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“Evolution as Fact and Theory” by Stephan Jay Gould outlines the constant taxing debate over evolution among creationists and evolutionists. He outlines the major issues that fuel the dispute and provides the logical and scientific approach to evolution for a clear argument against the claims of creationists. He firstly, provides a thorough explanation of the misconceptions of the definitions; “theory” and “Fact’. In the common vernacular a fact may be perceived as undeniable information with absolute certainty. (gould) However, this is not the case. Facts are scientific data that’s only been confirmed to a degree where it would be difficult to defy, and theories are an explanation of these facts (gould, 1981). The misunderstanding of these

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