I don't agree with that. E.g. Quantum mechanics is a theory which predicts how electrons behave, which is basis of how your computer works.
Thus if we agree that your computer as a working system is a fact then then framework used to get that fact must also be a fact. You can get more fuzzy and say that newtons theory of gravity predicts facts above a certain granularity. Thus above that level it's a fact. Take the fuzzy fact concept one step farther: the theory of relativity. Is gravity a fact? Then how would you explain superfluidity? It defies gravity. If scientific theories aren't facts then there are no facts. On Sep 14, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think we can all agree the real definition of a theory is it is not > a proven fact. > > . > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Larry Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Its more like when someone brings out the real definitions of a scientific >> theory the torches and pitchforks come out. Here people just get sarcastic. >> >>> That explains a lot. So those other groups wind you up and you forget >>> your in the civil group... or do you wind up the other groups and >>> they're not as forgiving? Just kidding. >>> >> . >>> >>> >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342634 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
