erm... they do have a category... it's called... . . . drumroll please. . . . "A Theory"
>From http://science.kennesaw.edu/~rmatson/3380theory.html: THEORY 1) The grandest synthesis of a large and important body of information about some related group of natural phenomena (Moore, 1984) 2) A body of knowledge and explanatory concepts that seek to increase our understanding ("explain") a major phenomenon of nature (Moore, 1984). 3) A scientifically accepted general principle supported by a substantial body of evidence offered to provide an explanation of observed facts and as a basis for future discussion or investigation (Lincoln et al., 1990). 4) 1. The abstract principles of a science as distinguished from basic or applied science. 2. A reasonable explanation or assumption advanced to explain a natural phenomenon but lacking confirming proof (Steen, 1971). [NB: I don't like this one but I include it to show you that even in "Science dictionaries" there is variation in definitions which leads to confusion]. 5) A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account of a group of facts or phenomena; a hypothesis that has been confirmed or established by observation or experiment, and is propounded or accepted as accounting for the known facts; a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles or causes of something known or observed. (Oxford English Dictionary, 1961; [emphasis added]). 6) An explanation for an observation or series of observations that is substantiated by a considerable body of evidence (Krimsley, 1995). On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes...i think anyone that ignores science is an idiot...plain and simple. I > do wish thay had a category for a theory that has a butt load of evidence to > back it up, but still not 100% proven. > > I didn't realize that was sarcasm...it's what i get when I read email before > coffee... > > Eric > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I mean there are PLENTY of things that are matters of perspective and >> opinion. >> >> Global warming for example. Sure there's lots of evidence but how or what >> it means is all intrepretation ( of course the re-insurance industry has >> decided yes, absolutely and that's good enough for me ) >> >> But the whole science-is-crap thing is really scary. And misusing "theory" >> is annoying too. >> >> >> >> On Sep 12, 2011, at 7:51 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Eric Roberts < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> I didn't see any pretending anywhere. It's only people that believe >> there >> >> is an Adam and a Eve that are pretending with their fake pseudo science. >> >> >> > >> > Blasphemer!!!!!!! >> > >> > (I think that was the point Gruss was making with his sarcasm...) >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342469 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
