> It sounds like you are saying that since they use facts and the > conclusions are wrong they are still facts. > That's just dithering.
What I said was that the facts that are unified into (or under) a Theory are still facts even if the Theory itself is disproved. > Probably everyone hear agrees many theories are the most educated > explanation available and some are even agreed to be fact like > evolution. Actually *all* Theories are the most educated explanation ...but that *is* dithering... :-) > That doesn't mean we should give the same weight to every > scientific theory out there or I would believe in global warming. Actually, yeah, we do. And whether you "believe" it or not has no bearing on the validity of the Theory. The only thing that matters is what you can prove through experimentation and evidence. > 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:342603 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
