If it's a scientific theory it's fact. I think what you're missing is that a theory might not predict ALL facts, but that doesn't make it less of a fact.
Again, newtons law of gravity is not invalidated in total, just below a certain accuracy where the theory of relativity is now required. But newtons law, above that level, is still a fact! On Sep 14, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. > > We agree the sun appears almost every day yet it is not the center of > the universe. > >> 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. > > And what's wrong with condition based rules? > >> 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. > > I don't know what it is. > >> If scientific theories aren't facts then there are no facts. > > I'm not saying they can't be facts, just that the label doesn't guarantee it > so. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342641 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
