The Origin of Species Revisited: The Theories of Evolution and of Abrupt Appearance (Vol 2)

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Vol. 2 : Whether the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution are scientific? the definitions of science : Accepted definitions of science and the radical definition : Prevailing definitions of science: empirical observations and logical interpretations ; Textbook definitions of science: ubiquitous presentation and unanimous rejection ; McLean case definition of science: tactically contrived against discontinuitist theories ; Natural laws and the demarcation of science: difference between existence and explanation ; Testability ad falsifiability and the demarcation of science: difference between historical sciences and other sciences ; Tentativeness and the demarcation of science: difference between science and scientists ; Majority assessment by scientists: inconclusive criterion of science -- Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and various definitions of science : Comparable satisfaction of prevailing definitions by the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Comparable explanation with natural laws by the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Comparable testability of the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Comparable falsifiability of the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Comparable tentativeness of the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Other comparable characteristics of the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution -- Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance as sole scientific alternatives : Evolutionist acknowledgment of these sole alternatives ; Logical recognition of these sole alternatives -- Whether the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution are non-religious? the definitions of religions : Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and prevailing definitions of religion : Philosophical definitions of religion ; Judicial definitions of religion ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and religion -- Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and concepts of abrupt appearance, creation, and a creator : Non-religious nature of scientific evidence supporting the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution ; Non-centrality of a creator to the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution when properly defined ; Non-religious parallel relation to a creator and creation of the theories of evolution and abrupt appearance ; Non-religious role in scientific history of a creator and creation ; Non-religious parallel relation to world views of the theories of evolution and abrupt appearance -- Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and consistency with religion : Non-religious nature of the consistency of the theory of evolution with various religions ; Non-religious nature of the parallel consistency of the theory of abrupt appearance with various religions ; Non-religious nature of other parallels between the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution -- Whether the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution are non-religious? The history of the creation-evolution controversy : Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the history of religious involvement : Religious involvement on the evolutionist side of the creation-evolution controversy ; Scientific involvement on the creationist side of the creation-evolution controversy ; Parallel religious involvement on the creationist side of the creation-evolution controversy -- Theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and recent political activity : Active lobbying by evolutionist organizations in the evolution controversy ; Political non-involvement by leading creationist scientists toward balanced treatment legislation -- Whether the theories of abrupt appearance and evolution are educationally valuable? the educational feasibility of uncensored instruction : The educational method of contrasting explanations and the theories of evolution and abrupt appearance : Educational merit of contrasting explanations ; Educational merit of contrasting all scientific theories of origins -- The current educational bias in favor of the theory of evolution and against the theory of abrupt appearance : Extensive treatment of the theory of evolution and exclusion of the theory of abrupt appearance in most public educational institutions ; Discrimination against discontinuitist scientists and educators by educational institutions and publications -- Whether instruction in all scientific theories of origins is constitutional? academic freedom and separation of church and state : The academic freedom of students to receive and of teachers to teach more scientific information ; Advancement of students’ right to receive information by uncensored instruction ; Advancement of many teachers’ academic freedom by uncensored instruction -- The constitutionality under the establishment clause of public instruction in “all scientific theories of origins” : The constitutionality under the historical test for the establishment clause of teaching all scientific theories of origins ; The constitutionality under the tripart test for the establishment clause of teaching all scientific theories of origins -- Summary of the philosophy, theology, education, and constitution issues: the theory of abrupt appearance and the theory of evolution : The accepted definitions of science and the radical definition ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the various definitions of science ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and other theories of origins ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the prevailing definitions of religion ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the concepts of abrupt appearance, creation, and a creator ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and consistency with religion ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the history of religious involvement and political activity ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the educational method of contrasting explanations ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the academic freedom of students and teachers ; The theories of evolution and abrupt appearance and the constitutionality of teaching “all scientific theories of origins”