I nominate this thread as the most aptly named CF Community thread of 2011 :)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM, William Bowen <[email protected]>wrote: > > And the dictionary was not defining the word Theory within the context > of the scientific method. > > Here you go: < http://teachthemscience.org/scientifictheory > This is > a pretty good explanation of the difference between the layman's > "theory" (a hunch or a guess) and the scientist's "Theory" (a > comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that unifies a vast > body of knowledge) > > P.S. Yes, it is a site primarily aimed at teaching science to > children, but I am *not* pointing to it to be insulting. > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That was from the dictionary. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Bowen [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:31 AM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: This is silly > > > > > > You're using the same methodology that creationists do. You're redefining > > the word "Theory" outside of the context of the scientific method. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:56 AM, Eric Roberts > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I would say that the dictionary agrees with me...nowhere does it say > >> that it is a proven fact...in fact is says that it is an unproven > >> assumption....a speculation. As I said...a theory would be "hey this > >> is how I think things work. I can't prove it 100%, but this is how I > >> think it works" Like the Theory of evolution. We can't prove that is > >> how life on earth came to be, but we think that it is the most > >> plausible idea. If the THEORY of evolution were to be scientifically > >> proven, then it would be called the Law of Evolution. Like the Law of > >> Gravity. When Issac Newton first propped gravity, it was the Theory > >> of Gravity. After he scientifically tested his theory and shows that > >> he can reproduce the Theory in multiple experiments...it became the Law > of > > Gravity. > >> > >> Need help with that foot G? > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> : the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another > >> 2 > >> : abstract thought : speculation > >> 3 > >> : the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or > >> an art <music theory> > >> 4 > >> a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis > >> of action <her method is based on the theory that all children want to > >> learn> b > >> : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances > >> -often used in the phrase in theory <in theory, we have always > >> advocated freedom for all> > >> 5 > >> : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body > >> of principles offered to explain phenomena <the wave theory of light> > >> 6 > >> a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation b : > >> an unproved assumption : conjecture c : a body of theorems presenting > >> a concise systematic view of a subject <theory of equations> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: GMoney [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:47 AM > >> To: cf-community > >> Subject: Re: This is silly > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Eric Roberts < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> That would be a law. A theory means that here's an idea...I can't > >>> prove it...but this is what I think happens... It's not a fact Gruss. > >>> > >>> > >> BWAHAHAHAAHAHAH!!! > >> > >> Is that honestly your definition of a scientific theory? > >> > >> Oh man......that's a good morning laugh. > >> > >> Eric, you never cease to amaze. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342594 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
