Has evolution been proven ?

There has been a lot written here on this sort of thing already.I'll post this and then come back to add links to relevant posts by edit later.That evolution happened has been proven to as great an extent as anything has been proven in science.How evolution occured has been worked out to a very great extent. However, "proven" isn't something one applies to the "how's" (that is theories) in science.Creationism (as in young-earth, flood, all life created at once) has been "proven" false. That is easier than proving something true.To actually discuss this it is necessary to get into some hairy philosophical issues about the meaning of "proof" and other terms which appear, at first glance, to be simple, but are not.

The posts I most want seem to be lost in the huge amount of stuff. If you really want to find them I will do more searching.Meanwhile TalkOrigins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy has something on "fact", "theory" and "proof".Evolution is a Fact and a Theory

It's a shame. There is so much good information here but it is buried in long, long topics.You might want to browse the posts of the month forums. Then jump to each of the nominated posts. They cover a lot of ground and frequently have a good succinct explanation of something.

Without knowing the details, the tasting of salt cause specific taste receptors to send measurable signels to the brain. Based on this I can tell you are tasting salt without consulting you.