> Phlogiston is still does not exist and it never did. Correct.
> Yes the reason it > was theorized still exists and a real fact replaced this false fact. The Phlogiston Theory was an attempt to explain the facts (the observable evidnece) of oxidation and combustion. The Theory, the how, the explanation, was incorrect but oxidation and combustion did and do exist. > So the theory had a purpose and a real answer came to light. That > doesn't mean the phlogiston material ever existed. I didn't state that it did. >> Actually *all* Theories are the most educated explanation ...but that >> *is* dithering... :-) > > Not even close to true. If that were true we couldn't have competing > theories. You can indeed have competing Theories based on the same evidence. > Also, we wouldn't have so many scientist setting out to > disprove them. Theories exist to be tested. That is something I've been saying all along. This is not a flaw. This is, in fact the point of the scientific method. > Spontaneous Generation comes to mind as does Miasma. Yes. Both Theories, both not borne out under rigorous testing and experimentation. Supplanted by competing or better explanations. >> 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. > > Wow, you are just so absolute. Really? Huh. > You do realize theories get proven > wrong all the time and many are doubted from the get go. Yup, and I don't see a problem with that as long as the reason they're being doubted is evidence-based rather than gainsaying. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342610 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
