Wooh Where did that come from? You do realize you sound like the avocado?
. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. >> > > Don't waste your breath...its like trying to explain alternate side of > the street parking to an avocado. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342601 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
