Well, yeah, that should have said: A scientific theory basically represents a layperson's "fact".
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > And then there's folks that say this: > > I didn't have the heart to tell 'Im. A theory basically means scientific > fact - GG > > . > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> The difference between a layman's theory and a scientific theory is > >> more research behind the theory. That doesn't make it true, just more > >> convincing. And of course scientific theories usually generate an > >> influx of experiments to prove it wrong or right > >> > > > > You are correct, and that is a HUGE difference. People act as if someone > > just dreamed up evolution, called it a "theory", then a few bones later > > everyone thinks it true. The dismissive phrase "it's just a theory" is > > ridiculous when talking about a scientific theory...that's like saying a > > billion dollars is "just a few bucks". > > > > Theories indeed are just waiting to be proven wrong..that's the beauty of > > science...you keep exploring, researching, and tomorrow you know more > than > > you did yesterday. Thus, the longer a theory can hang around, the > stronger > > it becomes....and evolution is what, about 160 years old? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342512 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
