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There has been a lot of overstatement by people saying things like the theory of evolution is a fact. A scientific theory is not a fact. It is an interpretation and explanation that fits facts and observations and that can be used to make predictions. When a theory no longer fits observable, experimentally verifiable, and predictable phenomena (such as Newtonian gravitation giving way to Einsteinian relativity theory, the replacement of both - within the quantum realm - by more inclusive theories, etc.), it is discarded.
I'm all for teaching science. I'm not at all for overstatement - especially when something is being used as a political hammer.
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