Well, Gruss said theories are facts end of discussion. Eric disagreed maybe too eagerly. It sounds like you are saying that since they use facts and the conclusions are wrong they are still facts. That's just dithering.
Probably everyone hear agrees many theories are the most educated explanation available and some are even agreed to be fact like evolution. That doesn't mean we should give the same weight to every scientific theory out there or I would believe in global warming. . On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:11 PM, William Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm arguing that dismissing scientific Theory as "just a theory, since > it's not 100% proved" is wrong on its face, because to do so is to > ignore the context of the use of the word. > > In science, Theory *is* an explanation of a wide range of facts. A > Theory can include many forms of evidence (including scientific Laws). > > When a Theory is "disproved" those facts don't simply cease to exist as fact. > > Oxidation occurs. Combustion occurs. Did then, does now. Phlogiston > Theory attempted to explain why. It could not do so, based on > experimentation, and was "disproved." Another, better explanation, > another Theory, was posited to explain the evidence, the facts. So, > while Phlogiston Theory was disproved, the facts that were gathered > together under its "umbrella" were not. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342598 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
